Deadline:  31st July 2018 Cultivate is an annual, open-access journal based in the University of York at the Centre for Women’s Studies. We are postgraduate-led and interested in the practices, nuances and articulations of feminism. We are based in Europe but open to global submissions of all kinds of studies related to or about feminism.

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**Deadline:  31st July 2018**

[*Cultivate*](https://cultivatefeminism.com/call-for-papers/){target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} is an annual, open-access journal based in the
University of York at the Centre for Women's Studies. We are
postgraduate-led and interested in the practices, nuances and
articulations of feminism. We are based in Europe but open to global
submissions of all kinds of studies related to or about feminism. We
accept academic essays as well as cultural commentary and creative work.
Both academics and non-academics are encouraged to submit material, in
all mediums of art and critical thought, including but not limited to
essays, photo essays, poetry, videos, podcasts.

In January 2018, the 24th cycle of *America's Next Top Model* premiered.
The advertising surrounding this particular cycle focused on the
'diversity' of the new cast. While a minority of plus-size models have
appeared regularly on the show since the tenth cycle, for 2018 audiences
were told there would also be no age limit. However, despite the cast
being more racially diverse than it has been previously, the majority of
the models were predominantly light-skinned. There is no mention in the
advertisements or press around this season of disability, only three out
of the fourteen models are aged over twenty-five, none are aged over
forty-five, none of the models are shorter than 5'7", and the token
'plus-size' model has been replaced with what the industry usually terms
an 'inbetween' model. Currently, *America's Next Top Model* is broadcast
in 170 countries. In addition, the related *Top Model* franchise is
 international with variations of the show airing in different regions
and countries; to date there have been forty-six different local and
regional versions*,* such as *Africa's Next Top Model*, *Asia's Next Top
Model*, and *Caribbean's Next Top Model*. While each iteration of the
show has traditionally promoted largely unattainable aesthetic feminine
standards, the decision to move away from the traditional expectations
of the franchise in terms of body standards sits within in the context
of the popularisation of a 'body positivity' movement in British and
most North American media.

The campaigns at the centre of popular 'body positivity' (#Fatkini,
Dove's Real Beauty, Love Your Body and \#LikeAGirl to name a few)
suggest that this movement is invested in 'normalising' bodies that do
not fit into the traditional standards of western beauty. There are, of
course, other popular movements associated with feminism and body
positivity that are not as focused on aesthetics, such as Time's Up, Me
Too and Free the Nipple. While these campaigns are not without their own
issues, they do represent a popular interest in feminism and body
positivity in some western cultures.

The prominence of new campaigns and media suggest there are new focuses
on bodies in mainstream culture as well as the continuation of existing
conversations such as cultural appropriation, colourism and the politics
of religious clothing in a globalised context. There is a long standing
connection between feminist scholarship, activism and bodies. While some
people have found body related feminism to be a source of empowerment
and freedom, there have been conflicts over exclusionary and silencing
practices. We are interested in how all these conversations interact
with contemporary and historical feminisms and the nuances and
complications of both.

We are based in the U.K. and this issue has been inspired by the more
recent popularisation of body positivity and conversations around bodies
in the media that we consume everyday. *Cultivate* encourages
contributors to not only engage with this topic but critique, differ,
and go beyond. In this vein we seek global submissions in all forms of
critical thought.

*Cultivate* is looking for submissions including but limited to the
following topics:

- Gender and bodies
- Media and bodies
- Race and bodies
- Sexuality and bodies
- Bodies and art
- Bodies in captivity
- Bodies and culture
- Embodiment
- Health
- Class perspectives on bodies
- Engendered bodies
- Pregnancy
- Fat bodies
- Mental health
- Class and bodies
- (Dis)abled bodies
- Bodies in academia
- Bodies and death
- Queer bodies
- Body modification
- Objectification of bodies
- Aging bodies
- Eating Disorders
- Adolescent body
- Social media and body
- Religion and the body
- Bodies as sites of activism
- Womanism and the body
- Capitalism and neoliberalism and the body
- Diaspora and the body

If you have any questions about possible submissions please
[**Contact**](https://cultivatefeminism.com/2017/04/04/contact/){target="_blank"
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is an annual, open-access journal based in the University of York at the Centre for Women’s Studies. We are postgraduate-led and interested in the practices, nuances and articulations of feminism. We are based in Europe but open to global submissions of all kinds of studies related to or about feminism. We accept academic essays as well as cultural commentary and creative work.

Call for contributions: Cultivate &#8211; The Feminist Journal of the Centre for Women&#8217;s Studies, topic &#8220;Bodies&#8221;. Deadline: July 31, 2018.

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Call for contributions: Cultivate – The Feminist Journal of the Centre for Women’s Studies, topic “Bodies”. Deadline: July 31, 2018.