Call for Proposals: Neue Buchreihe "MUSIC AND MIGRATION: SOUNDS OF MOVEMENT"

“MUSIC AND MIGRATION: SOUNDS OF MOVEMENT”
A SERIES EDITED BY DR. WALDO FABIAN GARRIDO

ABOUT THE SERIES:
This series explores the complex relationship between music and migration, investigating how music has been a powerful means of expressing migrant experiences, shaping identity, and enabling cultural exchange. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, the series will highlight the diverse forms of musical expression that have emerged from migration, including the role of music in shaping diasporic communities and transnational identities.

We are actively seeking proposals for academic works that fit this series. Please send inquiries to:

➢ Waldo Fabian Garrido (W.Garrido@westernsydney.edu.au)
➢ Courtney Morales, Acquisitions Editor (cmorales@rowman.com)

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

• Adjunct Professor Phillip Hayward (University of Technology Sydney)
• Adjunct Professor Paul Watt (Adelaide University)
• Professor Bill Thompson (Bond University)
• Adjunct Professor Sally Macarthur (Adelaide University)
• Professor Sebastian Klotz (Humboldt University)

We are actively seeking proposals for academic works that fit this series. Please send inquiries to:
➢ Waldo Fabian Garrido (W.Garrido@westernsydney.edu.au)
➢ Courtney Morales, Acquisitions Editor (cmorales@rowman.com)

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PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
To submit a manuscript for consideration by Lexington Books, please send the following: a prospectus (see below for details) a detailed table of content a sample chapter your curriculum If you are proposing an edited collection, please include titles, affiliations, and brief resumes for each of the contributors. In lieu of sample chapters for an edited collection, we would prefer abstracts of each chapter.

The prospectus should include:

1. A description of the book, what makes it unique, and why you are qualified to write it?
2. A description of your target audience (undergraduate or graduate students? scholars? professionals?).
3. An analysis of competing or similar books (including publishers and dates).
4. A list of courses in which your book might be used as a text or supplementary text.
5. An indication of whether any part of your manuscript has been published previously, and if it is a doctoral dissertation, what changes you are proposing to prepare it for publication.
6. The word count of the MS; and if the manuscript is not complete, an estimate of when it will be finished.
7. The names of four to seven respected scholars in your field with whom you have no personal or professional relationship. Include their titles, affiliations, and e-mail addresses.
8. An indication of whether the manuscript is under consideration by other publishers.
Please do not send your entire manuscript.
An acquisitions editor will contact you to request additional materials.