[csaa-forum] CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSALS

[Megan Watkins]

CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSALS

CULTURAL STUDIES AND TRANSDISCIPLINARITY IN EDUCATION
BOOK SERIES

PUBLISHED BY SPRINGER



SERIES EDITORS: Associate Professor Aaron Koh (National Institute of Education, Singapore) and Professor Victoria Carrington (University of East Anglia)


Introduction to the Springer Cultural Studies and Transdisciplinarity in Education (CSTIE) Book Series

We live in a time where the complex nature and implications of social, political and cultural issues for individuals and groups is increasingly clear. While this may lead some to focus on smaller and smaller units of analysis in the hope that by understanding the parts we may begin to understand the whole, this book series is premised on the strongly held view that researchers, practitioners and policy makers interested in education will increasingly need to integrate knowledge gained from a range of disciplinary and theoretical sources in order to frame and address these complex issues. A transdisciplinary approach takes account the uncertainty of knowledge and the complexity of social and cultural issues relevant to education. It acknowledges that there will be unresolved tensions and that these should be seen as productive. With this in mind, the reflexive and critical nature of cultural studies and its focus on the processes and currents that construct our daily lives has made it a central point of reference for many working in the contemporary social sciences and education.

Purpose and Rationale

This book series seeks to foreground transdisciplinary and cultural studies influenced scholarship with a view to building conversations, ideas and sustainable networks of knowledge that may prove crucial to the ongoing development and relevance of the field of educational studies. The series will place a premium on manuscripts that critically engage with key educational issues from a position that draws from cultural studies or demonstrates a transdisciplinary approach. This can take the form of reports of new empirical research, critical discussions and/or theoretical pieces. In addition, the series editors are particularly keen to accept work that takes as its focus issues that draw from the wider Asia Pacific region but that may have relevance more globally, however all proposals that reflect the diversity of contemporary educational research will be considered.

Volume Proposal Submission

Volume proposals should be submitted to the Series Editors. Submissions should include information on the aims, scope and general approach in light of this Call for Proposals as well as the intended audience. Reflecting the focus of the Series, the volumes selected for inclusion are expected to reflect a diversity of fields, topics, perspectives and methodologies that share a focus on cultural studies and/or transdisciplinarity alongside an interest in education issues.

The Series Editors will consider proposals for edited volumes and monographs. Proposals should be both comprehensive and clear. Please complete all relevant details below and submit the proposal along with supporting documentation to the Series Editors,  Associate Professor Aaron Koh (aaron.koh at nie.edu.sg<mailto:aaron.koh at nie.edu.sg>) and Professor Victoria Carrington (v.carrington at uea.ac.uk<mailto:v.carrington at uea.ac.uk>). The Series Editors will make arrangements for the review of each proposal and for monographs; Volume Editors will make separate arrangements for individual chapters to be reviewed.

1. Title
The title should be relevant and concise. Include a subtitle, if appropriate

2. Editors/Author
Provide full author name/s, titles, affiliations and contact details. For each editor/author, provide a brief CV that includes editorial and general publishing experience. CVs may be supplied as separate documents.

3. Abstract
Provide a brief description of the volume (250 words maximum).

4. Purpose/Rationale
Outline the purpose or rationale of the volume. Outline how this volume fits into the Series. Identify the particular contribution this volume will make to the aims of the Series and to education more generally. In particular, identify existing publications in the field and articulate how this volume is distinct (500 words maximum).

5. Readership
Outline the anticipated readership of the volume. For instance, will the volume be intended as a text for an undergraduate audience or is it intended for a professional or postgraduate audience?

6. Competitive titles
List books you know of which your work will compete: (include author/editor, title, estimated length (pages), year published, and publisher).

7. Structure
6.1 Overarching structure and conceptual framework
6.2 Tentative table of contents, with section and title chapters and, in edited volumes, proposed chapter authors
6.3 Synopsis of each section/chapter

Outline the structure of the volume along with the conceptual framework that provides the underpinning organization. For edited volumes, ensure that there is a statement outlining the connecting theme/s across the collection of chapters. Please indicate section/chapter titles and authors along with a synopsis (approximately 350 words) for each chapter.

8. Timeframe
Outline key dates for draft chapter submission, peer review, final submission of chapters, and submission of completed manuscript.




Dr Megan Watkins
Senior Lecturer
School of Education/
Institute for Culture and Society
University of Western Sydney
Bldg EM, Parramatta Campus
Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW 2751
Australia
ph: 61 2 9685-9600
email: m.watkins at uws.edu.au<mailto:m.watkins at uws.edu.au>

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