New times, new solutions? What does it mean being a boy or a man today? How can women and men be understood being masculine?
How is "masculine space" developing in a gender equal society?
The conference will present new research on men and masculinities, gender and power, health and quality of life. The main
part of the conference is research orientated with emphasis on a better integration of masculinity research into other disciplines.
Particularly with the focus on equality and quality of life. A part dealing with policy issues is also offered at the conference,
which illustrates practises and examples of development work using masculinity perspectives.
The workshop themes suggested by the planning group are, among others:
Men and health
- "Good guys and bad guys": Crime and male risk behaviour
- New theory developments in masculinity research
- New fathers and working life balance
- Ethnicities and global masculinities
- Sexuality and masculine intimacies
- etc.
Research on men and masculinities is a rich and diverse field of studies and we invite evereryone to contribute with new suggestions
for workshop themes.
The conference directs its attention both to students, researchers and policy makers.
The second deadline for submitting an extended abstract will be in the beginning of January 2012. Papers will be examined
by referees.
The conference is organized by the Centre for Gender Research at the University of Oslo in cooperation with the Nordic Association
for Research on Men and Masculinities, Reform – resource centre for men, Norway and the Nordic Gender Institute (NIKK).
The conference is in the same year that Norway holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The conference is
co-funded by Ministry of Children, Equality and Inclusion (BLD) and the Research Council of Norway/Programme for Gender.
Please visit the conference home page for further information.
