Possible Topics
What You Need To Know for Submissions
Written submissions: 2000-5000 words.
Art submissions: artist statement (100-500 words) and/or analysis of the art (2000-5000 words).
We intentionally leave potential topics open to interpretation to more fully capture the diversity of nutrition and food topics that may be explored and the diverse LGBTQ+ communities in which they may represent. Although it will be for authors to decide on titles and foci, the following areas are identified as particularly relevant to this book (divided into the Sections of the Book).
Part 1: Food, Nutrition, and Bodies
Experiences and intersections of BIPOC queer identities with food, nutrition, and/or bodies
Experiences and intersections of trans identities with food, nutrition, and/or bodies
Social construction of bodies, body image, body standards for LGBTQ+ people
Influences of social media, pop culture, celebrities on food, bodies, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people
Social and political movements that intersect food, nutrition, and LGBTQ+ experiences
Intersections of food and nutrition, with stigma, poverty, racism, hetero and cis-normativity
Issues of colonization and/or decolonizing food and two-spirit and indigenous voices/identities
Disordered eating, eating disorders, body dysmorphia
Food insecurity, homelessness, and LGBTQ+ people
Part 2: Communities, Connections, and Celebrations
Community food and nutrition programs for LGBTQ+ people
Experiences and intersections of BIPOC queer identities
Experiences and intersections of Trans identities with food/nutrition
Influences of online communities, food and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people
Social and political movements that intersect food, nutrition, and LGBTQ+ experiences (veganism, mindfulness, etc)
Experiences of food and bodies with various LGBTQ2SIA+ communities and subcultures (i.e. Bears and other communities)
Two-spirit and indigenous voices/identities/communities
Community events, art shows about food, nutrition, bodies, and LGBTQ+ identities
Building relationships and communities through food
Celebrations of LGBTQ+ lives, bodies, communities, cultures and food
Part 3: From the Front Lines: Compassionate Care in Practice
Art-based therapies
Experiences and intersections of BIPOC queer identities within nutrition and healthcare
Experiences and intersections of Trans identities with food/nutrition healthcare
Intersection of LGBTQ+ experiences and compassionate practices in nutrition and health
LGBTQ+ community and/or health organizations and their role in food and compassionate health and practices
Issues of decolonizing food and two-spirit and indigenous voices/identity
Nutrition and health education and curriculum for training professionals to work within LGBTQ+ communities
Culturally safe and structurally competent care,
Activism to disrupt food, body discourse, social and political systems that cause harm to LGBTQ+ people
Reflections from health professionals (dietitians, nurses, social workers, or others),
Submission Details:
Written Submissions
Written submissions should be rooted in critical social theories and should focus on reflective assessment and critique of society and culture (food, bodies, sexual orientation, gender) in order to reveal and challenge existing power structures, hetero and cis-normativity, and the way discourses and knowledge influence and shape the way we know things. Submission of autoethnographies, performative autoethnography, journaling (Goodall, 2000), emotional memory (Poulos, 2009), performative writing (Spry, 2011), critical personal essays and reflections, and research findings are welcomed. Abstract submission should be 300 words in length and detail the focus of the chapter.
Art Submissions
We seek art pieces on the themes suggested above, including poems, visual media, photographs, graphic art, illustrations, collages, and other forms of creative expression. Please email the co-editors for more information about art submission details, such as size, formats, etc. See emails above. Abstract submission for art pieces should be 300 words in length and describe the artwork and its meaning. Please indicate in your abstract if you are providing an artist statement (100 to 500 words) or art analysis (2000-5000 words) with your art submission.
​Please send abstracts to phillip.joy@msvu.ca and megan.aston@dal.ca
Schedule and Deadlines
Abstract submission deadline – June 15th 2021
Decision on all abstracts for chapter submission - July 15st 2021
Full chapter submissions - Nov 1st 2021
Reviewer Comments to Authors Dec/Jan 2021/2022
Revised Chapters - March 31th 2022
Final manuscript to Routledge - May 1st 2022
Final Publication - Dec 2022