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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">New Bloomsbury Academic Book Series: <b><i>Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Series Editors: Jian Xu and Sean Redmond, Deakin University, Australia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manuscript length: 60,000 to 100,000 words<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Scope<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The series will be the first dedicated to the publication of monographs, readers, and edited collections on Asian stardom, celebrity, and fandom culture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Asia arguably has the world’s most vibrant star, celebrity and fandom cultures, due in part to its globalised entertainment media and cultural industries, and its large population base, and yet there is little sustained scholarship on this
highly significant cultural and economic arena. The Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies Series aims to meet this research gap, promoting new and innovative scholarship in Asian media and cultural studies, and screen studies, by concentrating on the most salient
issues surrounding Asian stardom, celebrity and fandom. The Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies Series is devoted to the publication of scholarly books that critically examine star, celebrity and fandom cultures in specific Asian countries, in trans-Asian or
trans-national contexts, and among Asian diasporas. It welcomes proposals for monographs, co-authored books, edited collections and readers that explore:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Celebrity culture in Asia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Asian influencer economies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Celebrity politics in Asia <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Star bodies in Asia <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Celebrity and Asian identity <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Affective fame <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gender and sexuality in the context of Asian celebrity and fandom<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Persona studies within the context of Asia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Star and celebrity branding within Asia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fame and Asian philanthropy <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Star and celebrity activism and advocacy within Asia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Celebrity governance and public diplomacy in Asia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Transnational Asian idols and stars <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Asian microcelebrities and influencers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fan or anti-fan practices around Asian stars and celebrities
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The transnational fandom of Asian celebrities and stars<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The fandom economy <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fan activism, fan nostalgia, fan fiction in Asia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Empirical research on celebrity and fandom within Asia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Post-colonial explorations of Asian celebrity and fandom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Proposal and Selection Process (Open and Ongoing)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the first instance, please submit <b>750-word abstract proposals</b>, along with a 2-page research CV, to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jian Xu: <a href="mailto:j.xu@deakin.edu.au">j.xu@deakin.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sean Redmond: <a href="mailto:s.redmond@deakin.edu.au">s.redmond@deakin.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If your abstract is successful, you will then be asked to submit a full proposal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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