Call for papers: Chitrolekha online magazine

Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design An Online Magazine Dedicated to Exploring the Language of Beauty Available at http://www.chitrolekha.com The district of Bankura in West Bengal is a surprisingly fertile ground of arts and crafts with a rich cultural heritage. It boasts beautiful original architecture and sculpture, stunning traditional crafts, exquisite textile products, folk … Continue reading →

CFP: The Encyclopedia of Women and American Popular Culture

Facts On File, a New York-based academic and reference publisher, is seeking contributing scholars for a print and online reference work on the history of women in America popular culture from colonial times to the present. The project is aimed at the academic high school and undergraduate levels. The encyclopedia will include articles on individuals, … Continue reading →

Lambda Nordica: queer fashion double issue

Dirk Gindt has recently edited a double issue of lambda nordica: Journal for LGBT-Studies on the theme of queer fashion. lambda is a peer-reviewed journal that presents research in the humanities and in sociology with relation to LGBT or queer studies in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Although half the articles, including Gindt’s introduction, are … Continue reading →

CFP: The Western and World Cinema

Call for Papers : Ghost Riders : The (Cowboy) Western and World Cinema The western is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable genres. It was also, during its peak production years, one of the most profitable. It was widely exported throughout the world, and the icons of the western, the gun, the train, cowboy hats, and … Continue reading →