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Subject: H-ASIA: CFP Transnational Boysʼ Love (BL) Fan Studies, special
issue of TWC
> H-ASIA
> June 7, 2011
>
> Call for papers: Transnational Boys' Love (BL) Fan Studies, special issue
> of TWC
>
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> Transnational Boys' Love (BL) Fan Studies, special issue of TWC
>
> Call for Papers Date: 2012-03-01
> Date Submitted: 2011-06-06
> Announcement ID: 185722
>
> "Transnational Boys' Love Fan Studies," a special issue of Transformative
> Works and Cultures, edited by Kazumi Nagaike and Katsuhiko Suganuma, Oita
> University
>
> The editors of this special issue of Transformative Works and Cultures
> seek papers examining the activities of transnational 'BL' (Boys' Love)
> fans, fan communities, fandom, and the production of fan fiction beyond
> Japan and North America. Specifically, we are seeking contributors who are
> engaged in the exploration of non-Japanese and non-North American contexts
> (e.g. Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and others). Transnational
> BL fan studies may also be incorporated into the broader socio/political
> critical frameworks offered by studies in economics, gender/sexuality,
> race/class, and other areas.
>
> 'BL' (Boys' Love), a genre of male homosexual narratives (consisting of
> manga, novels, animations, games, films, and so forth) written by and for
> women, has recently been acknowledged, by Japanese and non-Japanese
> scholars alike, as a significant component of Japanese popular culture.
> The aesthetic and style of Japanese BL have also been assumed, deployed
> and transformed by female fans transnationally. The current thrust of
> transnational BL practices raises a number of important issues relating to
> socio/cultural constructs of BL localization and globalization.
>
> We welcome submissions dealing with, but not limited to, the following
> topics:
>
> --Case-studies and ethnographic examinations of BL fans, specifically
> examining fans' sex/gender, age, occupation, class, race/ethnicity, et
> cetera.
>
> --Local ethnographies relating to BL fans' production, distribution, and
> use of these materials. Discussions concerning the ways in which broadly
> framed socio/political issues or forms of consciousness (e.g.
> gender/sexuality formations, authorities' interference, censorship, and so
> forth) impact fans' BL activities.
>
> --Media and social responses to fans' involvement in BL activities.
>
> --Commercial aspects of BL and fans' contribution to the development of BL
> economics.
>
> --The integration of research on BL fans into a wider discussion of social
> theory, differing cultural discourses, and globalization.
>
> --Discussions concerning the ways in which BL fans' forms of production,
> distribution, and consumption might challenge traditional notions of
> Author, Reader, and Text.
>
> --Theoretical overviews reflecting traditional/contemporary ideas of
> fandom, fans, fan communities, and fans' means of communications,
> demonstrating how these ideas specifically relate to BL fans.
>
> --Explorations of the ways in which BL participants are motivated to
> become involved in other fan-oriented activities (e.g. cosplay; female
> fans' cross-dressing as male BL characters).
>
> ##Submissions##
>
> TWC accommodates academic articles of varying scope as well as other forms
> that embrace the technical possibilities of the Web and test the limits of
> the genre of academic writing. Contributors are encouraged to include
> embedded links, images, and videos in their articles or to propose
> submissions in alternative formats that might comprise interviews,
> collaborations, or video/multimedia works. We are also seeking reviews of
> relevant books, events, courses, platforms, or projects.
>
> --Theory: Often interdisciplinary essays with a conceptual focus and a
> theoretical frame that offer expansive interventions in the field. Peer
> review. Length: 5,000–8,000 words plus a 100–250-word abstract.
>
> --Praxis: Analyses of particular cases that may apply a specific theory or
> framework to an artifact; explicate fan practice or formations; or perform
> a detailed reading of a text. Peer review. Length: 4,000–7,000 words plus
> a 100–250-word abstract.
>
> --Symposium: Short pieces that provide insight into current developments
> and debates. Editorial review. Length: 1,500–2,500 words.
>
> Submissions are accepted online only. Please visit TWC's Web site for
> complete submission guidelines, or e-mail editor AT
> transformativeworks.org.
>
> ##Due dates##
>
> Contributions for blind peer review (Theory and Praxis essays) are due by
> March 1, 2012.
>
> Contributions that undergo editorial review (Symposium, Interview, Review)
> are due by April 1, 2012.
>
>
> Kazumi Nagaike, nagaikeoita-u.ac.jp
> Katsuhiko Suganuma, suganumaoita-u.ac.jp
> Oita University, Japan
> Email: nagaike@cc.oita-u.ac.jp
> Visit the website at
> http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/announcement/view/19
>
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