CFP: 24th American Men's Studies Association Conference

Submission Deadline: September 15, 2015


CALL FOR PROPOSALS
(Un)Masking Masculinities:
Constructing and Deconstructing Representations of Masculinities

We all incorporate into our individual identities features of various culturally gender constructed identities. In particular, children and others struggling to come to terms with their sexuality may well be confused by the many and often conflicting representations of gender that they encounter throughout the broader culture. How are these "masks" of gender identity constructed? Which masks distort or corrupt the individual who wears them? Do some masks actually elevate the individual and help him become increasingly healthy and productive?

The construction and effects of gender identity are best approached through collaborative efforts. Scholars from all academic disciplines need to find ways to design their research projects so that practitioners find the results of that research useful, and practitioners need to find ways to help scholars understand and investigate the range of issues they encounter in their work. Furthermore, scholars from every discipline-the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences-need to find ways to support each other in their efforts to discuss, examine, and/or deconstruct existing definitions of masculinity or to begin to construct new definitions.

Proposal Types
Individual Papers / Thematic Panels / Applied workshops / Posters

  1. Popular culture and the fine arts (paintings, drawings, sculpture, photographs, films, music, theatre, television, radio);
  2. Literary, philosophical, historical, and religious texts;
  3. Studies in the social sciences from all around the world.

To learn more about the conference and this call for proposals, please visit the AMSA's website.

Posted: July 20, 2015, 10:43 PM