CALL FOR PAPERS
The
editorial board is seeking submissions for Vol. 3.2 of the Journal of
the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (JMI)
to be published in fall/winter 2012.
Motherhood Activism, Advocacy, Agency
The
journal will explore the topic of Motherhood Activism, Advocacy and
Agency from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. We welcome
submissions from scholars, students, activists, government agencies and
workers, artists, mothers, and others who work or research in this area.
Cross-cultural, historical and comparative work is encouraged. We also
welcome creative reflections such as poetry, short stories, and artwork
on the subject.
Topics can include (but are not limited to):
the
relationship between maternal agency and institutional constraints;
personal agency; social agency; intersectionality and maternal agency;
maternal agency and social justice; empowerment and family-life
responsibilities; maternal agency and legal norms/practices; public
policy and the public/private split; neoliberalism and public policy for
mothers; healthism and maternal agency; navigating cultural expressions
of "good" and "bad" mothering; second and third shift responsibility
and agency; online advocacy and empowered mothering; maternal advocacy
as theorized or practiced by women of a particular race, class,
religion, or culture; empowered caregiving versus non-empowered
caregiving; workplace norms and maternal advocacy or agency; motherhood
and politics; "having it all" and maternal empowerment; challenging the
maternal wall; challenging the "price of motherhood"; pregnancy and
maternal agency; empowered mothering and disability; co-parenting and
maternal empowerment; social change potential of memoir, narrative,
autobiography, or blogging; maternal empowerment through artistic
expression, film, music, literature, pop culture, or other arts;
maternal agency through 'experts' or resistance to them; maternal
empowerment by being resistant to or rooted in traditions, histories, or
generational knowledges; navigating multiple identities as a mother;
motherhood movements; advocacy for new family forms and relations;
feminist mothering; queer and/or transgendered mothering; gender equity
in home and work place; redefining fathering; othermothering; activism
by young and/or low-income mothers; maternal activists' allies.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Articles
should be 15-18 pages (3750 words) including references. All should be
in MLA style, WordPerfect or Word and IBM compatible. Please see our
style guide for complete details: http://www.
SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 1, 2012!
** TO SUBMIT WORK ONE MUST BE A MEMBER OF MIRCI
Please direct your submissions to:
Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI) 140 Holland St. West, PO Box 13022 Bradford, ON, L3Z 2Y5 (905) 775-9089 http://www.
Disclosure: I am getting a complementary membership to MIRCI and
subscription to the journal in return for posting these updates. It is,
however, something I would have agreed to do for free because I think
their work is so wonderful.