*CFP* "INFERTILITY IN MEDIA", FALL 2019 ISSUE, IN MEDIA RES JOURNAL

In Media Res is looking for curators that are examining the topic of Infertility in Media. Instances of infertility in media have been limited and restricted through the functions of humor, children’s narratives, and quick resolutions. Examples of this include Robin’s narrative arc on How I Met Your Mother, Disney’s Up, and Carla’s story in Scrubs. In Media Res is looking to explore how such instances have an impact on the social and cultural impacts, understandings, and performances of infertility. 

Curators can approach these related movements through a variety of lenses and methods including, but not limited to:

• Rhetoric of infertility 
• Stigmatization of infertility 
• Representations of infertility 
• Infertility and pregnancy as oppositional in media 
• Media as a support network 
• Infertility and marginalized groups

Further, we are looking to collect a variety of perspectives and research on infertility in media not listed here. Proposals may be brief, but do be sure to describe the topic and key question(s) to be explored. Please submit your proposal by August 19, 2019.

If interested, please contact In Media Res (inmediares@gsu.edu) with topic proposals or for more information about the theme. Be sure to include the name of the theme week you would like to be involved with in the subject line of the email. Academics, journalists, critics, media professionals and fans are all welcome to submit proposals.

The actual piece will include either a 30-second to 3-minute clip, an image, or a slideshow that will be accompanied by a 300 to 350 word response to/contextualization of your clip, image, or slideshow. In addition to your piece, you will be expected to engage the other pieces presented that week to encourage discussion and further flesh out the individual topic in relation to the week’s theme.