Join or ReNew Your AMSA Membership Now

Become a member or renew your membership for the American Men’s Studies Association (AMSA) now and be a part of the developing field of men’s studies! By being a part of AMSA you are playing a significant role in improving how we identify and monitor important men’s studies issues. Registration is available now for 2011 [...]

AMSA 2011 Conference Proposals Now Being Accepted Online

The online submission process for submitting proposals for the 2011 AMSA Conference in Kansas City is now active.  For more information, and a direct link to the online proposal submission portal, go to the Call for Papers section on the 2011 AMSA Conference Page.

AMSA President Robert Heasley On “Male Studies”

Robert Heasley, President of the Board of Directors of the American Men’s Studies Association, is featured in two recent online articles (Inside Higher Ed, Forbes.com) discussing the idea of a discipline called “male studies” and its relationship to men’s studies and “feminism” broadly speaking.  The New York Times picked up the discussion and featured it [...]

AMSA XIX – Michael Kimmel to Present Conference Keynote Address

Professor Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York, Stony Brook and one of the leading researchers and writers on men and masculinity in the world today will present the keynote address at the American Men’s Studies Association’s Nineteenth Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, March 31 – April 3, 2011. [...]

AMSA XIX – Proposals Accepted July 13 Thru October 31

The American Men’s Studies Association invites proposals for its 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Men’s Studies Conference to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, March 31st – April 3rd, 2011. Individuals may submit one or two proposals.  Four  kinds of proposals will be considered: 1) Proposals for individual presentations (30 minutes allotted), 2) Proposals for a panel [...]

JMS Calls For Papers on Male Teachers, Masculinities & the Teaching Profession

The Journal of Men’s Studies is planning a special issue dealing with male teachers, the importance of male teachers in the lives of young children, and the teaching practices that both encourage and discourage males from entering the teaching profession. The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2010. For more information, the call for manuscripts, [...]

AMSA XIX – “Goin’ to Kansas City” for 2011

The Board of the American Men’s Studies Association announced at the Friday luncheon at this years annual conference that in 2011, AMSA is returning to Kansas City, Missouri. The Nineteenth Annual Men and Masculinity Conference will be held March 31-April 3, 2011 at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Located within walking distance of [...]

AMSA Establishes Sam Femiano Lecture Fund Endowment

The American Men’s Studies Association Board of Directors announces the establishment of The Samuel Femiano Men’s Studies Lecture Fund. See below if you would like to contribute to this fund established in Sam’s honor. Sam Femiano (1932-2009) was a founding member of AMSA and a mentor and friend to the Board and to those entering [...]

In The Chronicle: AMSA Members Promote Male Volunteering

College men participate in campus activities at disproportionately low rates, but deliberate efforts to recruit them can help, according to the findings of a two-year study of 14 institutions that was presented in Chicago on Tuesday at the annual conference of NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. AMSA members Gar Kellom and Stu Johnston discuss [...]

2010 Class of AMSA Board of Directors Announced

The Board is delighted to announce that the individuals below have been elected to the AMSA Board of Directors for the 2010-2012 term. We had a strong slate of candidates and our thanks go out to all of you who participated in the election process.  AMSA is, of course, a volunteer organization and we cannot [...]

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