Whether addressing questions of representation or those of political rule and the state, the study of women and gender is always, at some level, about power. But the centrality of the study of power in gendered analysis is often more implicit than explicit. We seek articles that while dealing with one or many of the various facets of gender sketched above, address the question of power directly. While perhaps most typically addressed as the relation of man to woman, we invite a much broader conceptualization of the arenas of gendered power. Such areas include but are not limited to: politics, religion, marriage and the family, education, the economy, and expressive practices such as art, popular culture, literature, and performance.

We are seeking contributions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, concerning various parts of the Portuguese-speaking world in the past or the present. We are particularly interested in research that introduces new approaches, tangles with difficult issues, and makes unexpected comparisons across the Lusophone experience. We hope that by bringing together this group of articles, we will glean new insights for how to think about gender and about the lusophonic world. Articles may be submitted in Portuguese, English, or French.

SUBMISSIONS:
Please contact the special dossier co-editors for formatting information prior to submitting your completed paper for consideration:
Kathleen Sheldon, (e-mail address given below), and Marissa Moorman, moorman@indiana.edu.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 1 February 2005.