Conference Announcement
"Hegemonic Masculinities and International Politics"
International Conference
Manchester University Centre for International Politics
Manchester (UK)
5-6 May 2005
Key note speakers Cynthia Enloe and Michael Kimmel
This two day conference aims to bring together scholars
whose work engages with issues concerning the study of
masculinities in International Relations/International
Political Economy.
The conference will be structured around the following core
issues:
(1) Bringing the concept of hegemonic masculinities into the
study of global politics
- The idea of global politics as a masculinised realm
- Capitalism, globalisation and masculinities
- Critical engagements with the concept of hegemonic
masculinities within IR
- The relationship between studies of hegemony and hegemonic
masculinity
- The relationship between feminist theorizing and the
concept of hegemonic masculinities
(2) Sites and sightings of hegemonic masculinities in global
politics
- Studies of ‘masculinised’ actors within global politics
(militaries, global corporations, foreign policy makers and
diplomats, international financial institutions)
- Global media/film/imagery and hegemonic masculine
norms/values
- Nationalism and masculinity
- Men and political action in global politics
(3) Recognising and resisting hegemonic masculinities
- Alternative masculinities operating within global politics
- The contribution of queer theory in challenging hegemonic
masculinities
- Feminities and resistances to hegemonic masculinities
Conference website:
http://les.man.ac.uk/government/events/hmc.htm
Contact:
Juanita Elias
<[email protected]>
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