Call for Proposals

2011 American Men's Studies Association Conference, Deadline: October 31, 2010

Call for Proposals
2011 American Men's Studies Association Conference
March 31-April 3, 2011
Kansas City, Missouri

Men, Masculinities and the Common Good in an Era of Economic Uncertainty

*** Deadline for Submissions: October 31, 2010 ***

Men, Masculinities and the Common Good asks us to consider men’s ways of being and behaving and how they impact the health and vitality of our world in an era of global uncertainties. A world-wide economic recession, unprecedented environmental pressures, severe income disparities, and a weakened domestic social fabric challenge all of us to seek the common good in new and determined ways. In particular, we wish to examine men and masculinities and the challenges of the current era.
The American Men’s Studies Association (AMSA) invites proposals for its 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Men’s Studies Conference to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, March 31st – April 3rd, 2011. Three kinds of proposals will be considered: 1) Proposals for individual presentations (30 minutes allotted), 2) Proposals for a panel of three or four presentations on a specific topic or theme, (90 minutes allotted), and 3) Proposals for poster presentations (paper or electronic). Please see the reverse side for submission details.

All proposals should address the conference theme or engage another topic or topics relevant to the critical study of men and masculinities. We invite proposals from students, scholars, practitioners, activists and other individuals interested in men’s studies and the critical examination of men’s lives and identities as men. AMSA conference presenters typically come from academic, clinical, educational and social services and related fields but are not limited to these areas. Presentations must be based upon fully developed work or ongoing projects grounded in theoretical, clinical, educational or research-related applications. The conference provides a welcoming interdisciplinary forum in which to make a contribution and receive support for work related to men and masculinities. Please visit the 2011 Conference page at www.mensstudies.org for complete details.
1 The 2011 AMSA conference is co-sponsored by the University of Missouri Kansas City Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

To Submit a Proposal:
- Proposals are to be submitted online at the AMSA website, www.mensstudies.org.
- The following information and materials are required to complete the online submission process:
o Name(s), proposal title, type of proposal (individual, panel, poster), affiliation, contact information.
o A 350 to 500-word abstract describing the work, which may be completed or in progress.
o A brief annotated bibliography with 3 or more sources used in developing the work.
o Note: All individuals included in a panel proposal must complete the submission process.

- Submissions will be reviewed on a continual basis and notification of acceptance, provisional acceptance, or denial will be made within three weeks of receipt.
- Deadline for Submissions is October 31, 2010
- Note: All individuals accepted to present must register for the entire conference by Feb 15th, 2011.

For more information or questions please contact Conference Coordinator, Mark Justad at mark.justad@gmail.com or by phone at (336) 420-6642.

Please visit the 2011 Conference Page on the AMSA website (www.mensstudies.org) to learn more about the range of disciplines, topics and methodologies represented at previous AMSA conferences.