The Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion
East Europe Volume
Call for Papers

The Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion is organized geographically in ten volumes. Contributors are required for volume 9, dedicated to East Europe, Russia and the Caucasus. The essays should cover the dress and fashion of the region from both a cultural and historical perspective. The volume will include 70 essays. Authors will receive a complimentary copy of the volume as compensation and $.05 for every word assigned over 4000. Entries are to be written in English and will average between 4000-6000 words, though length may vary depending on the topic.

Contributors are needed on the following topics:

The Characteristics of Ethnic Dress in the Region

Differences and Similarities in Ethnic Dress in the Region

The Influences of Ottoman Culture on Ethnic Dress

Roma dress

Austro-Hungarian Empire and its Influence on Dress in the Region

Ethnic Dress versus Urban Dress

The Influences of Western Fashionable Dress on the Development of the Domestic Fashion and Consumption Practices

Belarus dress

Estonian dress

Latvian dress

Polish dress

Slovakian dress

Ukrainian dress

Armenian dress

Azerbaijan dress

Georgian dress

Russian dress

Bosnia and Herzegovina dress

Bulgarian dress

Greek dress

Romanian dress

Kosovo dress

The deadline for application is 15 March 2007, and the deadline for contributions is 1 November 2007.
The proposals, an up-to-date CV and inquiries should be sent to the East Europe volume editor Djurdja Bartlett:
djurdjabartlett@yahoo.co.uk