November 2020
As our world reckons with a pandemic and systematic injustice, the ICMA – Viewpoints Book Series with the Pennsylvania State University Press enters a new phase of leadership. As a Latinx scholar, a first-generation American, and a queer person, my promise with the series is to champion work that is able to break beyond the confines of medieval art history and enact the ethical changes we desperately need to see in our disciplines.
The goal of Viewpoints, as stated by its previous editors, is to publish short books that “challenge and expand traditional conceptions of medieval geography or interchange among cultures, help to describe or develop significant theoretical perspectives, and/or demonstrate innovative forms of object- and monument-based research” (ca. 45,000-75,000 words with 20-30 black-and-white images). As incoming Series Editor, I affirm these commitments; and, working alongside our colleague Eleanor H. Goodman at PSU Press, I seek to further them accordingly with the realities and the challenges of our field today in mind.
In support of this goal, I seek the submission of works that further the state of the field in areas of anti-racist research, pedagogy, and curating, as well as research that makes meaningful contributions to critical race theory, queer theory, and trans studies. Interdisciplinary work, particularly with meaningful contributions by scholars of color, are particularly encouraged.
- Roland Betancourt
Roland Betancourt is Professor of Art History and Chancellor’s Fellow at University of California, Irvine. His most recent book is Byzantine Intersectionality: Sexuality, Gender, and Race in the Middle Ages (Princeton University Press, 2020). Other books include Sight, Touch, and Imagination in Byzantium (Cambridge University Press, 2018) and Performing the Gospels in Byzantium: Sight, Sound, and Space in the Divine Liturgy (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2021).
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
Proposals should include three to five pages outlining the intent of the project, its scope, and its relation to other work on this topic. Please also include one to two sample chapters if available, and your CV.
Questions or Submissions?
Contact Penn State University Press:
Eleanor Goodman, Executive Editor
egoodman@psu.edu