In honor of the 25th anniversary of the 18th- and 19th-Century British Women Writers Association (BWWA) in 2017, Women’s Writing invites submissions for a special issue on the theme of “Generations.” While generational transitions are often productive and even revolutionary, they are seldom ever easy or smooth. Such transitions may be accompanied by paradigm shifts, struggles to be heard, or difficulty letting go. In this spirit, the editors especially welcome investigations into the complexities of generational exchange and transition in the field of women’s writing.
Papers may focus on generation as a biological, cultural, social, historical, or political process as well as on attendant manifestations in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature and contemporary scholarly discourses. Explorations should illuminate shifts in literary studies, women’s writing, and/or critical practice.
Topics may include but are not limited to: mentoring relationships, conflicts across the generations, literary periodization, models of literary production, theories of regeneration, reproduction and maternity, feminist prehistories, and the future of women’s writing.
The editors invite essays of 4,000-7,000 words in length (including notes) for the Winter 2017 issue. Please submit abstracts of 200 words to the editors, Doreen Thierauf and Lauren Pinkerton, at generations2017@unc.edu by August 1, 2016.
Complete essays will be due February 1, 2017. Please prepare contributions according to MLA style (8th edition) and in accordance with the journal’s author guidelines and style sheet (to be accessed at: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/style/layout/style_rwow.pdf).