We are soliciting articles of 6,000 to 8,000 words for inclusion in Aspasia. International Yearbook of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European Women’s and Gender History, Volume 3 (to appear in 2009). The theme of the volume will be: The Gender History of Everyday Life /Alltagsgeschichte/Histoire de la vie quotidienne.
Deadline for submission is 1 October 2007
This issue of Aspasia will be dedicated to the practice of everyday life, to themes linked to the lived, everyday aspects of gender identity. In particular, we are interested in submissions that address the following questions: How have broad institutional frameworks – religious, social, economical, political, and cultural – related to the ways in which average women and men shaped their gender identities? And vice versa: how have (changes in) gender identities and relations influenced broader institutional frameworks and fostered the development of particular lifestyles and divisions between work and recreation/leisure/entertainment? Continue reading