CfA: Rock Music, Belonging and Citizenship in the English-Speaking World (1950s-2020s), Deadline 1.4.25

This call for paper for a special issue of the InMedia journal calls for article proposals on the theme of rock music, belonging and citizenship in the English-speaking world, both in a historical perspective, starting from the 1950s, and in a contemporary one. The following themes are of particular interest, but the editors will also happily consider other themes or perspectives:

-Rock music, collective identification and citizenship in terms of social class
-Rock music and collective identification and citizenship in terms of gender
-Rock music and collective identification and citizenship in terms of race or ethnicity -Rock music and collective identification and citizenship in terms of age
-Rock music, identity and citizenship in liberal democracies
-Rock music and neoliberalism
-Rock music and illiberal politics
-Belonging and citizenship in rock music in relation to globalization
-Belonging in various rock communities: identity and citizenship in neighboring genres (punk, metal) and sub-genres of rock music
-Rock concerts and physicality: individual and collective bodies

Submissions Guidelines

Proposals for articles are expected to be approximately 500 word-long, to include a full title and a short bio of the author. They are to be sent before April 1st 2025 at the very latest, simultaneously to the two guest editors at the following email addresses : marion[dot]brachet.univ[at]gmail[dot]com and romain[dot]garbaye[at]sorbonne-nouvelle[dot]fr.

Abstract submission date: 1 April, 2025

Notification of acceptance:  11 April, 2025

Chapter submission date: 1 October, 2025

Publication: October, 2026

The Journal follows The Chicago Manual of Style, fifteenth edition, “notes and bibliography” system: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

Further information can be found here.