[acc-cca-l] New Book Chapter CFP

[Michael Jeffress]

*Chapter CFP for new book proposal for Routledge’s Interdisciplinary
Disability Studies Series:*

*Discussing Disability: Critical Reflections on How We Talk To, Through and
About Disability*

Editor: Michael S. Jeffress, PhD, Associate Professor of Communication,
Tennessee State University

Contact: michaelsjeffress at gmail.com

*Description:*

Language is a powerful cultural artifact. It reflects attitudes, values,
and beliefs. What people say and how they say it not only reflects the
culture that socially constructed them, but it also shapes perceptions,
understandings, and self-concepts of those to whom the communication is
directed. The types of communication people utilize, whom they communicate
to, the language they use, the nonverbal communication they exhibit, and
the modalities of communication they select, among other aspects of
language, provide insights into how people think about those on the
receiving end of the communication.

Language is more than an artifact within culture, it is the dynamic force
that creates and sustains it. Communication is culture, and culture is
communication. This is both a curse and a blessing. On the one hand,
communication can be used to create a culture of division and exclusion,
but on the other, communication can transform a culture into a welcoming
and empowering space of inclusion and equality.  Nowhere is this more
evident than in the way in which people communicate about disabilities and
people who have them.

This new volume will showcase timely essays that interrogate contemporary
communication practices related to how disability is framed. How do people
and society (government, the press, movies, television, music, business,
advertising, etc.) communicate to, through and about disability? How do
they communicate to people who have disabilities? What does “political
correctness” mean and how has it evolved? How pervasive is disability
microaggression and what forms does it take? How is communication tied to
disability models? Do we need to move beyond the person-first vs.
identity-first language? These are just some of the questions that this
volume will address.

*Instructions:*

Step 1:  Scholars are invited to submit 250-word abstracts for chapter
proposals. In addition to the abstract, please include a brief statement of
qualifications (just a paragraph please). *Abstracts are due by September
1, 2019*. Email to michaelsjeffress at gmail.com with subject: “Discussing
Disability CFP”.

Step 2:  Proposals will be screened and authors of selected proposals will
be notified on October 1, 2019, and invited to send a full chapter for
review (6,000 words). *Chapter drafts are due January 1, 2020*.

Step 3: Authors of chapters selected for inclusion will be notified by
April 1, 2020, with feedback to address. *Final chapter drafts are due by
July 1, 2020.*

Direct link to CFP for sharing:
http://www.michaeljeffress.com/discussing-disability-cfp.html

*Michael S. Jeffress, PhD*
Lecturer, Dept. of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad
Office: 868-662-2002, ext. 84232 (no voicemail)
http://www.michaeljeffress.com
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