Call for Papers: Words. Beats. Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The editorial staff of Words. Beats. Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop
Culture seeks high quality manuscripts, literature, poetry, book reviews
and artwork for a general topic issue to be published in July 2010. We
invite innovative submissions that consider hip-hop music and culture
from a wide range of critical perspectives. In-depth studies of
individual artists and texts are welcome. In particular, works from the
fields of ethnomusicology, gender studies, interdisciplinary studies,
cultural studies, technology and sociology are encouraged. We also
accept research on areas that influence our work as academics, including
hip-hop pedagogy and curriculum, as well as the place of hip-hop studies
in the university. Additionally, Words. Beats. Life welcomes
provocative essays that will stimulate thought on the current and future
role of hip-hop culture and music in the 21st century.

Words. Beats. Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture is a
peer-reviewed, hybrid periodical of art and hip-hop studies published by
the 501(c)(3) non-profit, Words Beats & Life, Inc. The Journal is
committed to nurturing and showcasing the creative talents and expertise
of the field in a layout that is uniquely hip-hop inspired. We publish
issues twice a year with the intention of serving as a platform where
the work of scholars and artists can appear in dialogue with one
another. Since 2002, Words. Beats. Life has devoted its pages to both
emerging and established intellectuals and artists. As the premier
resource for hip-hop theory and practice, we hope that the scholarship
we publish will serve as a resource for the field of hip-hop studies and
the work of hip-hop non-profits, helping each to elevate to the next
phase of their respective growth in America and around the globe.

Words. Beats. Life adheres to APA style. The maximum length for articles
is 5,000 words. Complete guidelines for contributors can be found in
each issue of the journal as well as on our Web site at
http://wblinc.org/Journal_callforsub.htm.

Please send any questions and submissions to submissions@wblinc.org.

Deadline: January 4, 2010

Graham Eng-Wilmot
Editor-in-Chief
Words. Beats. Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture
1525 Newton St. NW Washington, D.C. 20010
T 202-667-1192 | E graham@wblinc.org
http://wblinc.org/Journal.htm