Call for Book Chapters The Value of a Black Woman’s Work

Call for Book Chapters

The Value of a Black Woman’s Work

Editors: Dr. Mary Grimes McGreer and Dr. Rhonda B. Jeffries

The Edwin Mellen Press

In the workplace, African-American women experience “a tripartite form
of oppression—an oppression based on racism, classism, and sexism”
(Bush, 1999, p. 19). Racist attitudes about African-Americans are
still deeply embedded into the American tapestry and ...are difficult
for aspiring African-American leaders to unravel. Just as income and
poverty can be strongly linked to factors of social oppression, so are
attitudes about social worth. It is no coincidence that prevalent
societal prejudices and stereotypes about what Black women should do,
expect to do, and behave in the work place have been framed from early
expressions and experiences of our mothers and grandmothers. As
patterns of who has power, privilege, domination and subordination are
frequently played out in the workplace, we have opportunities to
reflect and react to those experiences over the course of our
lifetime.

There have been volumes which addressed individual and group
experiences of women from different ethnic backgrounds, nationalities,
ages and countries about the perspectives of self and work. However,
this edited book will explore the Black women’s perspective of work as
a collection of oral histories; framed from their experiences in the
workplace and how their “work life” has played out in their current
lives. The stories would be in the African-American tradition of
storytelling that defines the African-American culture (Hooks, 1989).
Areas of interest are from women in:

a) Education and Academic Administration
b) Government Service
c) Religion
d) Wall Street and Business
e) The Arts and Literature

Submit your book chapter by email as a Microsoft Word attachment by
June 30, 2013 in order to be considered for inclusion in the book.
Your chapter should be 10-15 pages in length and in adherence to the
theme and 6th edition APA style guidelines to include works cited.

Submissions will be evaluated in the following categories:
scholarship, significance, lucidity, originality and overall quality.
Also note that upon acceptance of your manuscript The Edwin Mellen
Press will require you to complete a chapter agreement and publication
agreement form. You may write under your own name or under a
pseudonym.
Please send chapters and inquiries to:

Mary Grimes McGreer marygrimes@hotmail.com

We welcome chapter submissions from women who have followed
traditional career paths, but also from those who’ve traversed other
territory. We seek a cross-section of contributors that will draw upon
their personal experiences. We are looking for those who can both
theorize and formalize their chapter. Questions to consider are: What
is gendered about your career path or your career experience? How did
race/ethnicity, age, class, sexuality, and culture affect your
academic and/or professional experience at each stage of your life?
How much of your personal life intersects or clashes with your work
life? Has your work changed over time? Have you changed over time in
terms of your enthusiasm for, and interest in your work?

We encourage you to submit near completed, proposal drafts (at least
650 words) or completed works as soon as possible.