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FYI:

The following call for contributions to an anthology on Black women's
leadership is cross-posted from the NIFL-WomenLit Listserv.

-Mary Ann Corley
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BLACK WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:
LEGACIES FROM OUR MOTHERS AND OTHERMOTHERS

I am seeking contributions for a new anthology on Black women's leadership
development as shaped by our mothers and othermothers (i.e. women in our
extended families or communities who played a significant role in our
development).  I wish to receive autobiographical essays that explore the
complex relationships between Black women throughout the diaspora and the
women who shaped our leadership identities, competencies, practices, and
philosophies.

The purpose of this anthology is to explore the matrilineal transmission of
leadership knowledge.  Leadership is framed as any current sphere of
influence (work, family, or community).  The range of topics and approaches
is broad.  However the focus should be to explore the role that mothers or
othermothers played in your leadership development.  What themes
characterize the gifts and talents of your mother/othermothers that you
have learned to apply as a contemporary leader in family, community, work
place or professional contexts?  How were leadership traditions passed on
to you from women in your family or community (proverbs, advice, lived
experience, tacit expectations, etc.)?  What tensions, dilemmas, or
paradoxes did this transmission of leadership create for you?  How is your
current practice of leadership similar to or different from that of your
mothers or othermothers?

Essays should be lively and engaging.  An interdisciplinary approach is
welcome.  Essays should explore the many differences among Black women in
terms of our identities across differences of race/ethnicity,
socio-economic class, sexual identity, region or country of upbringing,
religious background, etc.  Essays may vary widely in format, style and
methodology (e.g. narratives and other forms of storytelling, poetry,
ethnography, creative non-fiction).  This anthology is designed to appeal
to scholars in many disciplines such as the humanities, the social
sciences, women's studies, American studies, ethnic studies, and
organizational studies.  This text is also designed to appeal to leaders in
general.

Essays should be 10 to 20 pages in length.  Please submit completed paper
and curriculum vita by October 1, 2001 to: Toni C. King, Associate
Professor of Black Women's Studies at Denison University.  Toni King has
published extensively in the areas of relational psychology, organizational
studies, and diversity studies with a particular emphasis on the
experiences of Black professional women.  Submit three copies to:

Toni C. King, Center for Black Studies
104 Knapp Hall / Denison University
Granville, Ohio 43023

(740) 587-6567

Early submissions are encouraged.



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