1st International
Conference on Men and Masculinities
“Identities,
Cultures, Societies”
11–13 September 2014,
Izmir Turkey
Call for Papers
Initiative for
Critical Studies of Masculinities (ICSM) cordially invites proposals for the first
international conference on men and masculinities to take place in Turkey, in
collaboration with Ankara University Women’s Studies Centre (KASAUM) and Izmir
University Women’s Studies Centre. The conference aims to discuss theories,
narratives, experiences, discourses, and activisms related to transformations
of and challenges to men and masculinities with a particular focus on the
Global Southern and Eastern European contexts.
Various phenomena
such as globalisation and reconfigurations of nation states/nationalisms;
identity politics; new social movements and political activism; rise in digital
technology and the new social media; and the influence of postmodern and queer
theory have changed and challenged men’s lives and masculinities in distinct
ways. Yet there is little consensus on how to characterise transformations
caused by such phenomena. We are seeking to explore issues related to such
transformations with their political, economic, social and cultural
implications for men and masculinities. We are also interested in addressing
issues concerning methodologies, scope and conceptual boundaries of the critical
studies of men and masculinities that need rethinking in light of these changes
and developments. In order to contribute to these debates, researchers from
social sciences and humanities are invited to send proposals to discuss topics
including, but not limited to:
Revolutionary movements, political activism, ethnic/religious conflicts
Nationalism, military and militarisation
Lived experiences and/or representations of the body, disability
Sexualities, desire, pornography
Intimacy, affective turn, emotions
Subjectivities and experiences
Queering men and masculinities, sexual identities
Legacy of masculinity studies, future agenda, feminisms
Confirmed keynote
speakers include Michael Kimmel, Jeff Hearn, Elijah C. Nealy and Serpil Sancar.
We invite proposals
for individual presentations, panels, poster, film, and photography presentations.
In addition to the formal presentations, the conference will also provide a
forum setting for graduate students to discuss their work-in-progress. Following
the conference, a selection of papers will be published in a special issue of
the Masculinities: A Journal of Identity
and Culture.
Abstracts of up to
300 words for individual papers and 600 words for panel proposals as well as a
100-word biographical note should be sent to [log in to unmask] by 30 March 2014.
Graduate students who wish to take part in the forum discussions should send a
300-word description of their research and a 100-word biographical note.
Notification of acceptance will be made by 02 May 2014. The registration fee
for the conference is 70 € and 40 € for graduate students. Five conference fee
waivers will be granted for graduate students based on need and merit.