CFP: Conference on Men and Masculinities

[Roland Clark]

1st International Conference on Men and Masculinities

“Identities, Cultures, Societies”

11–13 September 2014, Izmir Turkey

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 Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony 

Brook University, Ankara University Women’s Studies Centre 

(KASAUM) and Izmir University Women’s Studies Centre 

(KCAUM). 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 

icsmsy...@gmail.com 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.

For further queries, please contact at icsmsy...@gmail.com

http://icsmsymposium.org