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This collection of interdisciplinary essays will trace the historical  trajectory of the production, circulation, and consumption of Muslim  femininity and fashion from early modernity to the era of transnational  globalization. The essays will collectively work through the politics of  zenana (feminine) fashion, to unravel how dress and appearance have  historically constituted complex, embodied performances of Muslim  feminine identity and community in the global arena. Our goal is to  investigate the aesthetic and political impact of discourses of  modernity in the fashioning of Muslim womens bodies, dress, and lives in  multiple geographical sites from the early modern period through the  post-9/11 era. We are especially interested in essays that theorize  fashion in new, innovative ways so as to complicate traditional accounts  of the harem, seraglio, and zenana as secluded spaces harboring  communities frozen in time. We welcome scholarly contributions from a  broad spectrum of disciplines (such as literature, film, history,  religion, anthropology, gender studies, and art history, etc) and  addressing topics including (but not limited to):Censorship and Iranian CinemaBollywood AestheticsPerformance Traditions in Islamic CulturesTheatre and EmpireMemoirs, Letters, and AutobiographiesOrientalism and Travel WritingsGraphic Novels and ComicsArt and Visual CultureArchitectural Spaces and Everyday LifeRepresentations of Harems and SeragliosWeddings and other Ritual CeremoniesThe Glamour Industry and Consumer CapitalismCross Dressing and Border CrossingsPower Dressing and PoliticsVeils and Headscarves in Public DiscourseCitizenship and Civil SocietyIdentity and Faith in Islamic DiasporaPlease submit an abstract of 300-500 words and a brief CV to unveilingfashion@gmail.com by July 31, 2012. Authors will be notified by September 15 whether or  not their abstract has been accepted. The deadline for full-length  article, if accepted, is January 15, 2013. Articles should be between  6,000 and 9,000 words in length, accompanied by an abstract of around  200 words. All submissions will be peer reviewed and the editors will  notify authors of acceptance for publication by March 15, 2013.Preliminary inquiries are welcome: kindly address them to unveilingfashion@gmail.com