CFP Princess Cultures

Princess Cultures: Mediating Girls’ Imaginations and Identities
Publication Date: 2012-07-15 (in 5 days)
Date Submitted: 2012-06-02
Announcement ID: 194950

Princess Cultures: Mediating Girls’ Imaginations and Identities Book Editors: Miriam Forman-Brunell, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City Rebecca Hains, Ph.D., Salem State University

Publisher: Peter Lang Press “Mediated Youth” series, edited by Sharon Mazzarella

Description: Princesses are significant figures in girl culture, and they have been for at least the last two centuries. This anthology brings together international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the meanings of princesses in girls’ lives historically, currently, and comparatively: We consider how and why princess culture continues to play a role in girls’ lives. Encompassing pop culture princesses (such as the Disney Princesses and Princess Barbie), fairy tales (and their more recent feminist revisions), and contemporary royal figures (such as Princess Diana and Kate Middleton), among others, this book illuminates the many forms that princess culture has taken across time and space—continuously redrawn and recast, but always enjoying a prominent and privileged position in girls’ everyday lives and fantasy worlds and women’s collective memories.

Call for Papers: The editors are seeking additional scholarly essays that examine the princess as mediating figure in the imaginations and identities of girls in the US and around the world. We are especially interested in essays by scholars researching:
1) princess cultures outside the US
2) historical or contemporary royal figures

Please send a 300-word proposal, a brief bibliography, CV, and contact information to: Miriam Forman Brunell at forman-brunellm@umkc.edu and Rebecca Hains atrhains@salemstate.edu by July 15, 2012.


Due Dates:

July 15, 2012: 300-word Proposal deadline

August 1, 2012: Notification of accepted proposals

January 15, 2013: Chapter drafts (7,000-9,000 words)


Miriam Forman-Brunell University of Missouri-Kansas City Dept of History 816-235-5220
Email: forman-brunellm@umkc.edu