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Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection on Black Motherhoods.

Editors: Karen T. Craddock, Nicole Banton and Saundra Murray Nettles

Deadline for abstracts: September 1, 2010
Deadline for accepted papers of 4000-5000 words (15-20 pages): September 2011
Pub Date: 2012/2013

This anthology will explore the multi-faceted expressions, experiences, constructs and contexts of black motherhood through an interdisciplinary lens. We invite submissions addressing the range of key factors that contribute to and are impacted by the notion of black mothering and black motherhood primarily through psychological, sociological, humanities and public health frameworks which include investigations of cultural, biological, socio-political, relational and historical perspectives that inform our thinking and practice as it relates to black mothers.

For more information, please see the complete guidelines. (PDF)