BLOOMSBURY

Call for Papers
Lives Remembered: Trans Narratives of Memory

Bloomsbury's Trans Studies series
Editors: Dr. Arpana Venu & Dr. Neethu P Antony
VIT-AP University, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh

About the Volume

Lives Remembered: Trans Narratives of Memory examines how trans lives are remembered, represented, and transmitted across personal, community, and global contexts. Memory, far from being a passive archive, emerges as an act of survival, resistance, and futurity. In many contexts, trans histories remain undocumented or are actively erased. Remembering becomes both a deeply personal practice of survival and a communal act of cultural preservation.This volume seeks:

How trans individuals and communities archive, narrate, and transmit memory?

In what ways does memory become a mode of resistance to violence, marginalization, and historical silencing? How might cross-cultural and diasporic contexts reshape our understanding of trans memory?

This collection is a part of Trans Studies Series by Bloomsbury Academic that brings together interdisciplinary contributions from literature, history, anthropology, cultural studies, performance, and media studies, alongside orature, lived testimony, art, and activist practice. By foregrounding diverse regional and global perspectives, the book positions memory as both retrospective and futuristic—a way of sustaining trans pasts while imagining trans futures.

Suggested Areas of Contribution

We invite original manuscripts for the following themes:

Part I: Personal Memories

Memory as Survival: Autobiographical Fragments of Trans Experience Embodied Memory: Transition, Trauma, and Healing Practices

Storytelling as Resistance: Reclaiming Narrative Authority

Part II: Community Archives

Grassroots Archiving: Preserving Trans Histories in Local Contexts Oral Traditions and Collective Memory in Trans Communities

Activism and Memory: Commemorating Violence and Celebrating Resilience

Part III: Global Perspectives

Cross-Cultural Narratives: Trans Memory in Non-Western Contexts Diasporic Lives: Migration, Displacement, and Remembering Home Media, Memory, and Global Representation of Trans Narratives

Submission Guidelines

• Eligibility: Contributors must hold a Ph.D.; in co-authored papers, at least one author must have a Ph.D.
  • Abstracts: 300-400 words outlining your proposed chapter, including methodology, key arguments, and relevance to the theme.
  • Brief Bio Note: 150 words including name, affiliation, and relevant publications/experience.
  • Full Chapters: 6,000-8,000 words (including references).

Timeline

Abstract submission deadline: 18 November 2025

Please send abstracts and queries to: transmemory.bloomsbury@gmail.com