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>>> SUNY Press Dissertation/First Book Prize in Queer
Studies
>>>
>>> SUNY Press is proud to announce a new competition
for the best
>>> single-authored dissertation or first book
manuscript in the field
of
>>> queer studies. We welcome nonfiction manuscripts
that exemplify
>>> cutting-edge scholarship that engages issues of
lesbian, gay,
bisexual,
>>> transgender, intersex, or other
non-heteronormative experience,
whether
>>> the area of focus is historical or contemporary.
The competition is
open
>>> to scholars from all disciplinary backgrounds, but
we especially
>>> encourage work that speaks effectively across
disciplines, and
projects
>>> that offer new perspectives on concerns central to
the field of
queer
>>> studies. Possible topics may include, but are not
limited to, the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> Activism and resistance
>>>
>>> Religion
>>>
>>> Queer histories and subcultures
>>>
>>> Intersectionality
>>>
>>> Queer assimilation
>>>
>>> Experiences of queer people of color
>>>
>>> Health and sexuality
>>>
>>> Queer feminisms
>>>
>>> Global and transnational queer issues
>>>
>>> Sexuality and the law
>>>
>>> Institutions and public policies
>>>
>>> Queer economics
>>>
>>> Sex work
>>>
>>> Queer families
>>>
>>> Passing and issues of performance
>>>
>>> Queer youth and queer aging
>>>
>>> Affect, desire and embodiment
>>>
>>> Gender and queer sexuality
>>>
>>> Transgender studies
>>>
>>> Gender and violence
>>>
>>> Heterosexism and homophobia
>>>
>>> Queerness and disability
>>>
>>> Queer pedagogy
>>>
>>> Cultural production (media, film, music,
literature)
>>>
>>> If a winner of the competition is selected, he or
she will receive
a
>>> publication contract with SUNY Press and a $3,000
advance. Runners
up
>>> may also be considered for publication with SUNY
Press. All
submissions
>>> must be postmarked by July 1, 2008, and should
include the
following
>>> materials:
>>>
>>> --Cover letter
>>>
>>> --C.V.
>>>
>>> --Proposal, including a 4-5 page overview of the
scope of the
project
>>> and analysis of competing titles
>>>
>>> --Complete manuscript, at least 150 double spaced
pages, 12 pt.
Courier
>>> font
>>>
>>> Please mention the competition in your cover
letter, and also
indicate
>>> if any material from the manuscript has been
previously published.
The
>>> winner will be announced in the Fall of 2008. All
submissions must
be
>>> exclusive submissions to SUNY Press for the
duration of the
contest,
>> and
>>> finalists will be notified by September 1, 2008.
Please direct all
>>> questions and submissions to Larin McLaughlin
>>>
>>> Acquisitions Editor
>>>
>>> SUNY Press
>>>
>>> 194 Washington Ave., Ste. 305
>>>
>>> Albany, NY 12210
>>>
>>> larin.mclaughlin@???

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