Call for papers for a special issue of the journal of Women, Gender and Families of Color on Race, Gender and Disability
Although there is much discussion on gender/sexuality and race/ethnicity or gender and disability, there is a dearth of studies about the intersection of race, gender and disability from a critical perspective. This special issue will focus on articles that critically analyze these intersections, from different disciplinary perspectives. We conceptualize these categories broadly to include interrogations into the lives of people of color but also white subjects from a critical whiteness perspective; focus on gender as it encompasses interrogations of femininity, masculinity, transgender or intersex subjectivity and any form of sexual expression and identity and their intersection; and disability to encompass not only impairment but also the socio-cultural aspects that accompany it. Articles can use a variety of methods such as theory based, qualitative, quantitative, ethnographic, humanities based and more. These works should highlight the experiences of people, or their representations, with respect to race/ethnicity/nationality and gender/sexuality as they relate to disability. Topics include but are not limited to:
· Family caregiving or parenting at the intersections of gender/race/disability
· Lived experiences of disabled women/people of color
· Representations of disability in families of color in films and literature
· News and media representations of race, disability and gender/sexuality
· Historical analysis that highlights these intersections (e.g., eugenics)
· Policy, activism and interventions that empower disabled people of color
· Articles connecting disability studies, queer theory and women’s studies to critical race theory and critical whiteness studies
· Analysis of policies related to education, employment, immigration and incarceration that centers on the intersections of race, gender and ability
Abstracts must be submitted by June 1, 2013, and completed manuscripts by October 30, 2013, to the guest editors: Sandy Magana, maganas@uic.edu; Liat Ben Moshe, lbenmosh@uic.edu. If you would like to review for this issue or have additional inquiries, please contact the guest editors. The deadline for submissions has passed. If you have a completed manuscript that you would like to be considered, please contact the guest-editors as soon as possible. WGFC has a rolling submission process for manuscripts not part of a special issue.
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