CALL FOR PAPERS
Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection entitled
Mothers, Sex, and Sexuality
Editors: Michelle Walks and Joani Mortenson
Deadline for Abstracts: June 1, 2015
Mothers are often not seen or appreciated as sexual beings, aside from their procreative capacities. The purpose of this collection is to explore the taboos and lived experiences of mothers’ sexuality as it relates to asexuality, abstinence and celibacy, as well as to straight, lesbian, bisexual, queer, autoerotic, monogamous, and polyamorous activities. This collection will also explore mothers’ experiences with relation to their children’s sexuality.
As an academic volume, this anthology will include chapters from a variety of disciplines including but not limited to: biology, psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, social work, cultural studies, education, health sciences, law, criminology, and political science.
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
Sexuality as it relates to pregnancy, post-partum, and trying-to-conceive; sexuality among single mothers, monogamously partnered and polyamorous mothers; sexuality of mothers after divorce or death of a spouse or co-parent; teen mothers’, older mothers’, and grandmothers’ sexuality; loss of sex drive with parenthood; being a sexually active parent; sexuality and breastfeeding; popular culture (media, celebrities, music, new stories); trans, butch, and genderqueer mothers’ sexuality; mothers coming out as queer and children’s coming out to mothers as queer; immigrant mothers’ sexuality and indigenous mothers’ sexuality; incarcerated mothers’ sexuality; sexuality among mothers with disabilities; sexuality and religion; technology and sexuality (including cyborgs, online sex, sexting, phone sex, sex lines, social media, pornography); mothers and sexuality with respect to colonization and war; incest; sexual abuse; talking to children about sex and sexuality; mothers experiences in relation to sex work; mothers’ sexuality in relation to socio-economic class, race/ethnicity, and age; hormone changes; sex education; BDSM; how mothers’ sexuality relates to her work and workplace.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts/Proposal (250-400 words) with 50-word bio due: June 1, 2015
Acceptances made by: July 31, 2015
Accepted & completed papers (15-18 pp. double-spaced including references, MLA format) due: December 1, 2015
Please send inquiries and abstracts to editors:
Michelle Walks and Joani Mortsenson at: MothersSexAndSexuality@gmail.
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