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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sexuality Research and Social Policy: Journal of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sexuality</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (SRSP). SRSP is a peer-reviewed on-line academic journal; you can examine volume 1 (2004) of the journal for free at </SPAN><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">www.sexualityresear<A href="http://ch.net/" target=_blank><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">ch.net</SPAN></U></A>.</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #333333;
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Marysol Asencio and Juan Battle, Guest Editors<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">We are interested in a broad range of social and behavioral science and policy research on topics associated with Black and/or Latina/o Sexualities. The publication is currently scheduled for release winter 2009. If you are interested in contributing to this special issue we ask you to e-mail an abstract (300 words or less) of your potential contribution no later than May 15<SUP>th</SUP>, 2008 to <A href="mailto:Marysol.Asencio@uconn.edu"><FONT color=#003399>Marysol.Asencio@uconn.edu</FONT></A> with the subject heading SRSP:ABSTRACT. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors and we will then inform you whether you are invited to submit a manuscript. Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed prior to acceptance for publication in the journal. If your abstract is accepted, you will
receive a detailed letter with specific author and submission instructions and deadline. If you have additional questions about this special issue, please contact <A href="mailto:Marysol.Asencio@uconn.edu"><FONT color=#003399>Marysol.Asencio@uconn.edu</FONT></A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">NWSA Journal, an official publication of the National Women's Studies Association, publishes the most up-to-date interdisciplinary, multicultural feminist scholarship linking feminist theory with teaching and activism. See more info on this peer-reviewed<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>journal at<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.nwsaj.lsu.edu/"><FONT color=#003399>www.nwsaj.lsu.edu</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Lourdes</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Torres and Lorena Garcia, Guest Editors<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Articles are invited from the perspectives of activists, artists, independent scholars, faculty, and health practitioners from a broad range of disciplines and fields, that address issues of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Latina</st1:place></st1:City> sexual desire, reproduction, danger and pleasure, cultural activism, creating and performing sexual identities, human rights and social justice, and citizenship, among other topics. The publication is currently scheduled for release in 2009. If you are interested in contributing to this special issue we ask you to e-mail an abstract (300 words or less) of your potential contribution no later than May 15<SUP>th</SUP>, 2008 to <A href="mailto:Marysol.Asencio@uconn.edu"><FONT color=#003399>ltorres@depaul.edu
</FONT></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>with the subject heading NWSA: ABSTRACT. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors and we will then inform you whether you are invited to submit a manuscript. Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed prior to acceptance for publication in the journal. If your abstract is accepted, you will receive a detailed letter with specific author and submission instructions and deadline. If you have additional questions about this special issue, please contact <A href="mailto:Marysol.Asencio@uconn.edu"><FONT color=#003399>ltorres@depaul.edu </FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3) <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Special Issue:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Latina/o Sexualities</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Diálogo is a bilingual magazine published by the Center for Latino Research at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">DePaul</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> that is dedicated to publishing research and the creative works of scholars, artists, community organizers, and students. Our aim is to provide effective links between the academic community and the larger Latino communities in Chicago and the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> We strive to publish useful information of interest and importance to our communities. For more info on Diálogo see http://condor.depaul.edu/~dialogo/</P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lourdes</st1:place></st1:City> Torres, Guest Editor</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Diálogo</FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> is seeking articles, essays, art work, photography, fiction and poetry by scholars/activists/students around the topic of Latina/Latino sexualities. The steady emergence of new writings, performances, media, virtual communities, and activist groups bear witness to the importance of how Latina/o people love and express themselves sexually.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Articles are invited on any aspect of this experience. Also invited are<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> interviews with activists, artists, community leaders/organizers, educators, and other individuals working on issues concerning Latina/Latino sexualities. Submissions due August 25, 2008.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For
further guidelines and other questions please contact Lourdes Torres: <A href="mailto:ltorres@depaul.edu"><FONT color=#003399>ltorres@depaul.edu</FONT></A> or managing editor Maria Ochoa: <A href="mailto:mochoa@depaul.edu">mochoa@depaul.edu</A></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></div><br>
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