CFP: Journal of Women’s History: Reproduction, Sex, and Power
Reproduction, sexuality, and bodies have been key sites for state and
religious intervention and control, for defining gender, class, race, and
sexual identity and for establishing hierarchies and inequalities. They
have also been of central significance to individuals and to organized
feminist movements. Although today some may think of “sex” and
“reproduction” as unrelated topics and fields of research, historically
they have been closely intertwined. This issue seeks to spotlight the
centrality of reproduction, sex, and power to women’s history and to
demonstrate the ways in which power has been made, played, and fought over
and through reproduction and sex. Indeed, histories of nations and
empire, foreign policy and law, religion and popular culture are not free
of these seemingly private experiences. Precisely how power has worked
through reproduction and sex varies in time and place; this special issue
will illuminate the points of similarity, divergence, and convergence, the
moments when these areas of personal experience become politically
powerful and sites of collective action. The range of possible topics is
broadly defined, including, for instance, obstetrics and gynecology,
midwifery, technologies, practitioners, birth control, adoption, sexual
practices, sexual identity and parenting, health and sex education.
Research essays from all time periods, geographical regions, and
methodological and theoretical stances on the themes of this issue are
welcomed.
Submission deadline is September 1, 2008. Manuscripts should be no more
than 10,000 words with notes. Please consult the JWH website for
submission guidelines:
http://www.press.jhu/journals/journal_of_women’s_history/guidelines.html.
Submissions should be addressed to:
Leslie J. Reagan
Editor, Reproduction, Sex, and Power Special Issue
Journal of Women’s History
c/o Department of History
University of Illinois
810 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801
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