Call for Papers
disClosure
a journal of social theory
Issue 15: Intimacy

In recent years, scholars from a broad range of disciplines have engaged th=
e issue of intimacy. From these various efforts, at least one fact is cle=
ar: There is not one intimacy, but many. How do we describe these intimac=
ies, and what complicates our descriptions? Intimacy is not simply synony=
mous with love, but it is different from friendship, and often quite diff=
erent from sex. Or is it? Moreover, once we have discovered what intimacy=
 is, where do we find it: in communities and nations, between or among fr=
iends, between or among lovers? How is intimacy negotiated and produced, =
maintained, or, often, lost?

The editorial collective of disClosure seeks submissions that explore issue=
s of intimacy as it is found in a variety of areas. Possible topics for c=
onsideration might include intimacy as it intersects with the following:

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Politics of Intimacy

Gay marriage
Public intimacies/private intimacies
Surveillance
Race
Deviance
Sex/gender
Class
Activism
Civic intimacy
Colonialism

Spaces of Intimacy

Boundaries
Crowds
Sexual spaces
Enclaving

Sex

Taboos
Transgressions
Fetishism
Homosexuality/heterosexuality
Love
HIV/AIDS

Family

Children
Households
Parenthood
Divorce
Extended families

Losses of Intimacy

Death/illness
Loneliness
Grief
Alienation

Coupling/Grouping

Dating
E-dating
Fidelity/infidelity
Strangers
Friendship
Love

Media/Rhetorics

Technology
Art
Pop culture
Language
Photos
Memorabilia
Cyber intimacy
Sex industry
Medicine
Religion
Love
Psychology
Propriety
Rituals
Knowledges
Networks
Professions

disClosure is a blind refereed journal produced in conjunction with the Com=
mittee on Social Theory at the University of Kentucky. The journal welcom=
es submissions from all theoretical perspectives and genres (scholarly ar=
ticles, interviews, reviews, short fiction, poetry, artwork) and from aut=
hors and artists (academically affiliated or not) concerned with social t=
heory. Editorial decisions are based solely on quality and originality.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Papers: Include three copies of text submissions, d=
ouble spaced and no more than 10,000 words. Manuscripts, notes, and bibli=
ographies should follow Chicago format. Art and other graphic material ma=
y be submitted as transparencies, prints, or electronic files (with hard =
copy provided for proofing). Please do not submit material that has been =
half-toned for publication (e.g., pictures in books or catalogues). Art/P=
oetry: Artists should submit digital or camera-ready material. Electronic=
 submissions should be accompanied by a hard copy. Art cannot be returned=
, so do not send originals. Include one copy of poetry submissions. N.B. =
Authors are responsible for securing copyright and fair-use notices and m=
ust submit them prior to disClosure publication. All material accepted by=
 disClosure for publication becomes property of the journal. disClosure i=
s not responsible for loss or damage resulting from submission.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 15, 2005

Mail to: disClosure
College of Arts and Sciences
213 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0027

If you have any questions regarding submissions, please feel free to contac=
t the editor of disClosure 15, Sean M. Dummitt, at DC-EDITOR_at_LSV.UKY.EDU

disClosure is an annual journal of social theory featuring scholarly articl=
es, creative writing, interviews, book reviews, and original artwork from=
 international contributors. For a look at previous issues, please visit=
 http://www.uky.edu/AS/SocTheo/DisClosure/disclose.htm

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