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<DIV><FONT size=2>Call for Papers</FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2><STRONG>Anthology of feminist writing about cosmetic
surgery</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=820454107-02082005><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><U>REMINDER -
ABSTRACTS DUE ON AUGUST 15</U></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Working title: "Feminist Perspectives on Cosmetic
Surgery"</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>This multi-disciplinary anthology will provide the first
scholarly volume dedicated to feminist perspectives on cosmetic surgery. We are
currently seeking abstracts of between 600 and 1000 words for chapters of up to
6000 words. Proposals for shorter pieces, artist’s statements, and printable art
works will also be considered. Submissions from (post)graduate students are
welcome. Possible topics include:</FONT></P>
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<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery and Ethnicity</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>The Class Politics of Cosmetic Surgery</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery and Aging</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery, Choice, and Agency</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery and Femininity/Masculinity</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery’s relation to health care systems and
medical practices.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgeons</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Reality or 'Makeover' Television</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Representations of Cosmetic Surgery in Cinema</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery and Transgender or Intersex
Issues</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Art and Cosmetic Surgery, or Cosmetic Surgery as
Art</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Relation between Cosmetic Surgery and Body
Modification</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery Advertising</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery and Beauty Pageants</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery Tourism</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery and the Posthuman / the Transhuman
</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2>Cosmetic Surgery and Globalisation</FONT></LI></UL>
<P><FONT size=2>Please send abstracts (of between 600 and 1000 words for a 6000
word chapter) </FONT><FONT size=2>to the editors, Cressida Heyes
(cressida.heyes@ualberta.ca) and Meredith Jones </FONT><FONT size=2>(<A
href="mailto:meredith.jones@uws.edu.au">meredith.jones@uws.edu.au</A>) by August
15, 2005. Include a brief CV and list of </FONT><FONT size=2>publications. Do
not hesitate to contact the editors for further </FONT><FONT
size=2>information.</FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>