Call for Chapters: Edited Research Collection on Journalism and Gender in the Global South

I am now working on an edited research collection on journalism and gender in the Global South. Here is the call for chapters:

Title: Journalism and Gender: Perspectives from the Global South

Editor: Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

Potential Publisher: Routledge

Overview

To address gaps identified in my forthcoming textbook, Journalism and Gender: Global Perspectives (Routledge, 2025), I invite contributions to an edited research collection that focuses on the intersections of journalism and gender in the academic peripheries of the Global South. This volume seeks to advance the decolonization of scholarship on gender and journalism by foregrounding narratives that have historically been marginalized in dominant research discourses. By critically examining how gender influences journalistic practices and how the news media represent gender, this collection aims to provide a nuanced analysis of gender’s role in shaping journalism across media landscapes in the regional and national contexts of countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. This project challenges hegemonic frameworks and seeks to contribute to more inclusive and equitable global media and gender scholarship.

Within the context of the Global South, topics to be considered include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Theoretical perspectives on journalism and gender;
• Histories of women’s access to and participation in journalism;
• National/regional studies on the participation of women in news production;
• Violence against women reporters;
• Newsroom cultures and newswork;
• News representations of gender in various contexts;
• Gender and media development projects;
• Gender and media activism; and
• Gender and journalism education.

Submission guidelines

Please submit an abstract of 250-300 words outlining the proposed chapter’s scope and contribution to the field. Include a brief author biography (100-150 words) with institutional affiliation and attach a curriculum vitae. While the preference is for original research contributions, other types of scholarship will also be considered. Completed chapters will be about 6,000 words each.

Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2025

Notification of acceptance: August 15, 2025

Full chapter submission deadline: January 15, 2026

Submission & contact information: Send abstracts and inquiries to Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh at mgeertse@butler.edu.

I look forward to receiving your proposals and contributing to a critical dialogue on journalism and gender in the Global South.