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CALL FOR PAPERS (Second announcement)
NEW: Information on registration, accommodation and payment

Nordic Conference on Men and Masculinities
EXPERIENCES OF MEN
- Masculinities and Bodies

5-7 May, 2006 Turku/Åbo, Finland

Abstract Deadline: 15 February 2006
Registration Deadline: 27 March 2006
Deadline for Papers: 10 April 2006

The conference theme Experiences of Men refers both to men's experiences in 
different
fields of life and experiences of men and women, including researchers, in 
their
encounters with men and the norms of masculinities. How do men and women as 
active agents
interpret and respond to the norms of masculinity that surround them? A 
variety from
extreme to everyday experiences will be discussed in the lectures, panels 
and workshops,
including themes such as men's health, men of different ages, power and 
emotion in
organisations, men's experiences of love, friendship and intimacy and 
cultural
representations of male embodiment.

The concepts of experience and masculinity or masculinities are located in a 
field of
tension between modernist and poststructuralist thinking, which shall be 
explored in the
conference. Experiences of research on men bring forth the epistemologies 
and
methodological challenges of the field. Are there specific methods in men's 
studies? Are
they needed and why? Are some method(ologie)s more useful than others in 
grasping
experiences? How much can be captured in verbal accounts?

The conference language is primarily English, but individual sessions may be 
organised in
the Scandinavian languages. Submissions of individual papers in English and 
the
Scandinavian languages are accepted, but participants are encouraged to 
accept
presentation in English should that turn out to be the language of their 
panel.

Keynote speakers include, among others, PhD Fidelma Ashe from University of 
Ulster and PhD
Marie Nordberg from Karlstad University and Gothenburg University.

The amount of conference participants is limited to ca 100.

Organisers: NIKK, Nordiska institutet för kvinno- och könsforskning (Oslo), 
Institutet för
Kvinnoforskning vid Åbo Akademi (Turku)

ABSTRACTS:
Abstracts for individual papers and presentations as well as proposals for 
complete
sessions are invited. Panels will be assembled from abstracts submitted to 
the conference.
Abstracts should be submitted by 15 February 2006 to Johanna Lammi-Taskula, 
STAKES,
Helsinki, [log in to unmask] or Teemu Tallberg, Swedish School of 
Economics and
Business Administration, Helsinki, [log in to unmask] Deadline for 
the papers
accepted to the conference is 10 April 2006. Exploration of new and 
innovative forms for
workshops that contribute new perspectives to the discussion of the 
conference theme is
encouraged and proposals for such sessions are welcomed.

REGISTRATION:
Please register with the conference secretary Eva-Mikaela Kinnari, Institute 
for Women's
Studies, Åbo Akademi University, e-mail: [log in to unmask] Whether 
submitting an abstract
or not, all participants are requested to register separately to this 
address.
Registration and payment deadline: 27 March 2006.

Please state in your registration e-mail:
- Name, position, university
- Academic discipline
- Gender
- E-mail address
- Food allergies
- What accommodation you wish (see below): category, arrival date and 
departure date

CONFERENCE FEE:
The conference fee is 70 euros for PhD students and 90 euros for others. The 
deadline for
registration and payment of the conference fee is 27 March 2006. For late 
registration
(after 27 March 2006) the conference fee is 100 euros for PhD students and 
120 euros for
others.

The conference fee includes lunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday and a 
light snack on
Sunday. Accommodation is not included and should not be paid for together 
with the
conference fee but in the respective hotel.

Please pay the conference fee to this account:
Recipient: Åbo Akademi
IBAN code: FI4616603000107667
BIC/SWIFT code: NDEAFIHH
Write in message field: "Deltagaravgift ExpofMen"

Payments within Finland:
Åbo Akademi, Nordea 166030-107667
Write in message field: "Deltagaravgift ExpofMen"

ACCOMMODATION:
When registering you can book accommodation at either the Linnasmäki 
conference hotel
outside Turku where the conference is held, at the Hotel Scandic Julia in 
the city centre
or at the Guesthouse of Åbo Akademi University, close to the city centre. 
After the
registration deadline on 27 March 2006 you can no longer book accommodation 
via the
conference secretary.

* Linnasmäki Conference Hotel (www.linnasmaki.fi): Accommodation is limited 
to 80 persons
and rooms will be booked on a "first come, first served" basis. Payment is 
made in the
hotel reception upon departure; VISA, Master, Diners' and American Express 
credit cards
accepted. Breakfast, gym and access to swimming pool in the morning are 
included in these
rates:
- Hotel single room: 47 euros per night
- Bed in Hotel double room: 33 euros per person per night
- Economy: Bed in Hostel double room (with WC/bath in room): 29 euros per 
person per night

* Scandic Hotel Julia (www.scandic-hotels.fi). There is a public bus 
transport connection
(20 minutes) to the conference hotel. Breakfast included. Payment upon 
departure.
- Hotel Single room: 79 euros per night
- Hotel Double room: 94 euros per night (for two)

* "Domus" Guesthouse of Åbo Akademi University 
(www.abo.fi/aa/domus_aboensis/). There is a
public bus transport connection (15 minutes) to the conference hotel. No 
breakfast is
served but guests have access to kitchen facilities. Payment in cash.
- Guesthouse single room: 27 euros per night
- Guesthouse double room: 19 euros per person per night


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Leena Autonen-Vaaraniemi, University of Tampere, 
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Turku/Åbo is located on the southwestern coast of Finland. There is a ferry 
connection to
Stockholm and direct flights to Stockholm and Copenhagen. For general 
tourist information,
maps, boat, airplane and railway connections to Turku, see 
http://turkutouring.nebula.fi/
(Click links for Swedish or English)

The conference website will soon be opened at the homepage of the Institute 
of Women's
Studies at Åbo Akademi: http://www.abo.fi/instut/kvinnis/ifkvhems.htm