Reminder: Call for Chapter Abstracts Seen but not Heard: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Child Migrants and Refugees

Reminder: Call for Chapter Abstracts

Seen but not Heard:  Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Child Migrants
and Refugees (Lexington Books)

Edited by:

Mary Grace Antony, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies,
Schreiner University

Ryan J. Thomas, Assistant Professor of Journalism Studies, University of
Missouri-Columbia

Amid unprecedented mass migrations across the globe stemming from civil
wars, political unrest, and economic turbulence, the plight of refugees
and migrants weighs heavily on policymakers and concerned citizens.
Among these displaced individuals, child migrants and refugees represent
an especially vulnerable and largely overlooked category of would-be
immigrants. As immigration rhetoric and policies become increasingly
harsher, child migrants represent a complex immigrant group with the
propensity to evoke compassion and concern. This edited collection aims
to provide a rich array of interdisciplinary and multi-method
perspectives on child migrants.

We seek a variety of contributions that explore child migrants, be they
refugees and asylum-seekers or unaccompanied minors pursuing a better
life. We especially welcome interdisciplinary contributions that
encompass a variety of disciplinary (e.g., psychology, sociology,
history, public policy, cultural studies, literature, etc.), theoretical
(e.g., rhetorical, semiotic, post-positivist, interpretivist,
critical/cultural, etc.) and methodological (e.g., quantitative,
qualitative, mixed-method, etc.) perspectives.

Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

1.      Child refugees

2.      Unaccompanied youth migrants

3.      Factors contributing to child migration in home countries

4.      Reception of child migrants in host countries

5.      Challenges faced by child migrants

6.      Historical overview of child migrants

7.      Legal procedures for child migrants

All abstract submissions must be original work, not under consideration
at any other publication. Abstracts must be typed in MS Word, consist of
no more than 250 words, and must address: (a) the specific disciplinary,
theoretical, and methodological perspective, (b) the rationale for
examining child refugees and migrants, (c) outline the scope of the
potential chapter (e.g., case study, survey responses, historical
overview, etc.).

Please submit your abstract by email to Mary Grace Antony
(mgantony@schreiner.edu) by April 15, 2016.

Any queries or correspondence may be directed to Mary Grace Antony,
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Schreiner University
(mgantony@schreiner.edu).