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LADY GAGA CFPFor the upcoming collection of critical essays entitled Performance and Identity: The Music of Lady Gaga, I am soliciting essays on a range of subjects that illustrate the influence and impact of Lady Gaga and her music. Essays will come from a range of scholars, including artists, music theoreticians and practitioners, psychologists, sociologists, cultural anthropologists, linguists, literary and theatre scholars, etc.. Junior faculty are encouraged to submit an abstract. Essays, though still critical in nature, should have a broad appeal to readers.
Sample topics may include (this list is not exhaustive-contributors are by no means limited to these):
Stereotyping American Culture in Lady Gaga
Race
Sexuality
The Use of Art in Lady Gaga’s Work
The Language and/or Linguistics of Lady Gaga’s Work
"The Big City"
Performance Theory
Fashion
"Ethno"/musicology
Women’s Studies
Please address inquiries and send abstracts of up to 500 words and a brief CV (as Word docs) to the editor, Richard Gray (rgray@cn.edu). Abstracts are due on Monday, August 16, 2010. Authors will be notified of their acceptance by the end of September and will be expected to submit completed essays of 5,000-8,000 words (with notes in accordance with format guidelines provided upon acceptance) in November 2010.
