Call for proposals for the Women in Africa and the Diaspora Book Series - University of Wisconsin Press

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Call for proposals for the Women in Africa and the Diaspora Book Series Series Editors: Stanlie M. James, Professor of African and African American Studies, Arizona State University Aili Mari Tripp, Professor of Political Science and Gender & Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin Press invites submissions of innovative book-length manuscripts to its book series on Women in Africa and the Diaspora, including women of African descent in the Americas. We invite manuscripts based on original research concerning women as political, economic, cultural and religious actors. We especially welcome interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work that addresses questions and debates of broad theoretical, empirical, and methodological significance. Submissions that demonstrate the comparative implications of African and diasporic women’s experiences both across and beyond the continent are encouraged. The Press is especially interested in topics such as women/gender and politics, religion, sexuality, law, human rights, health, the family, the environment, conflict resolution, race and ethnicity, women’s movements, feminism, and globalization. We are also soliciting manuscripts on women and authority, women as political and spiritual leaders, women’s knowledge and ways of knowing, and women healers. We are particularly interested in books on historic and contemporary transnational linkages between African American women and African women in the Diaspora more generally. Manuscripts on literature and popular culture, representation and identity construction, as well as autobiographies and biographies are also welcome. Selection of manuscripts is based on the significance of the topic, quality of scholarship, clarity and style of presentation, and marketability. Please send all inquiries to Gwen Walker,  gcwalker@uwpress.wisc.edu Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts:uwpress.wisc.edu/submissions.html You may also contact Aili Tripp atatripp@wisc.edu or Stanlie James atStanlie.James@asu.edu Visit the University of Wisconsin Press in Booth 104 at the African Studies Association AnnualMeeting, 11/21-11/24 http://www.africanstudies.org/annual-meetings For more information about the series, visit: http://uwpress.wisc.edu/womeninafrica.html#description The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe St. 3rd Floor Madison Wisconsin 53711-2059 U.S.A. Contact Us