Registration
in Full Swing for AMSA's Upcoming 2009
Annual Conference
Record
Number of Propoals Were Submitted by Scholars from around
the Globe
With the deadline past for
submissions for the
17th
Annual Conference on Men and Masculinities scheduled
for April 3-5, 2009 in Montréal, the
American Men's Studies Association's Annual Conference Director, Don
Levy reports that a record number of proposals have been received from
US, Canadian, European, Asian, Latin American, and African scholars
and practitioners.
Hotel,
transportation, and sight-seeing information is available online.
The 2009 Conference theme
is: Beyond
Borders: Masculinities and Margins. Events
will be held at McGill and Concordia Universities in downtown Montreal.The
conference will feature additional plenary addresses, pre-conference
men’s studies workshops, and presentations by almost 100 international
scholars, practitioners and activists. AMSA’s annual conference
continues to be the largest annual men's studies conference in the
UnitedStates, drawing an international group of participants representing
a broad range of academic disciplines and interests. An open
and affirming event featuringscholarship and respectful dialogue
on the critical study of men and masculinities, anyone with an interest
in this emerging field of study is welcome to participate.
Online
registration is now open.
2009 Conference Keynote Speaker to Be Victor J. Seidler
Noted Social Theorist
and Author Victor Seidler will join us in Montréal
and deliver the 2009 Conference keynote address. Sideler is Professor
of Sociology at Goldsmith's College of the University of London. His
numerous publications include the following books:
Transforming Masculinities (2006); Young Men and Masculinities: Global Cultures and Intimate Lives (2006); Man Enough: Embodying Masculinities (1997); Unreasonable Men: Masculinity and Social Theory (1994); Men, Sex and Relationships (1992); The Achilles Heel Reader: Men, Sexual Politics and Socialism (1991); Rediscovering Masculinity (1989)
Masculinités et sociétés Partners with AMSA for the 2009 Conference
Masculinités et sociétés, from Université Laval and Université de Montréal, has generously awarded AMSA approximately $2,000 (Canadian) for expenses related to 2009 conference keynote speakers.
Masculinités et sociétés is a funded research group affiliated with Université Laval (Quebec City) and Université de Montréal. It is engaged in a research program evaluating the adequacy of social services provided to men in crisis in Quebec. M&S’s activities include organizing academic conferences or colloquiums and taking part in other academic events related to its purposes. M&S’s wishes to expand its network beyond Quebec and Europe and is excited to support the 2009 AMSA conference as part of its effort to enter into new collaborations with scholars and practitioners.
Masculinités et sociétés is directed by Dr. Jocelyn Lindsay, Professor and Head, School of Social Work, Université Laval.
Deadline is January 3 for Applications for AMSA's 2009 Loren Frankel Scholarship
January 3, 2009 is the deadline for students who will present at AMSA's 2009 Annual Conference in Montreal to apply for 2009 Loren Frankel Scholarships. One or more scholarships of up to $500 are currently available to students whose papers are accepted and who will attend to present them at the Conference.
The 2008 Loren Frankel
Scholarship was awarded to Chien-Chen Kung at the annual banquet of
its 2008 Annual Conference at Wake Forest University on April 4th. Kung
is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership and Policy Department
at the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. He is
in the Social and 
Philosophical Foundations Program with a concentration
in the Sociology of Education. His paper was titled: "Masculinities
and leisure: The middle age men's carculture of American white working
class.
AMSA is committed to supporting new scholars and students engaged in the critical study of men and masculinities. For more information on applying or contributing to the fund (Contributions are fully tax-deductable.): The Loren Frankel Scholarship
AMSA Calls for Submissions for The Men's Studies Syllabus Project
As part of its goal to promote
the academic study and teaching of men and masculinities, AMSA is making
available syllabi used in Men's 
Studies
Courses for download. Access the
current available syllabi.
What's New in the Latest Issue of
The Journal of Men's Studies?
Check out the Contents of Volume 16, Issue 3 (Fall 2008) .
An Official Journal of the American Men's Studies Association