CALL FOR PAPERS (Second announcement)
NEW: Information on registration, accommodation and payment
Nordic Conference on Men and Masculinities EXPERIENCES OF MEN - Masculinities and Bodies
5-7 May, 2006 Turku/Åbo, Finland
Abstract Deadline: 15 February 2006
Registration Deadline: 27 March 2006
Deadline for Papers: 10 April 2006
The conference theme Experiences of Men refers both to men's experiences in different
fields of life and experiences of men and women, including researchers, in their
encounters with men and the norms of masculinities. How do men and women as active agents interpret and respond to the norms of masculinity that surround them? A variety from extreme to everyday experiences will be discussed in the lectures, panels and workshops, including themes such as men's health, men of different ages, power and emotion in organisations, men's experiences of love, friendship and intimacy and cultural representations of male embodiment.
The concepts of experience and masculinity or masculinities are located in a field of
tension between modernist and poststructuralist thinking, which shall be explored in the conference. Experiences of research on men bring forth the epistemologies and
methodological challenges of the field. Are there specific methods in men's studies? Are they needed and why? Are some method(ologie)s more useful than others in grasping
experiences? How much can be captured in verbal accounts?
The conference language is primarily English, but individual sessions may be organised in the Scandinavian languages. Submissions of individual papers in English
and the Scandinavian languages are accepted, but participants are encouraged to
accept presentation in English should that turn out to be the language of their panel.
Keynote speakers include, among others, PhD Fidelma Ashe from
University of
Ulster and PhD
Marie Nordberg from Karlstad University and Gothenburg University.
The amount of conference participants is limited to ca 100.
Organisers: NIKK, Nordiska institutet för kvinno- och könsforskning (Oslo), Institutet för Kvinnoforskning vid Åbo Akademi (Turku)
ABSTRACTS:
Abstracts for individual papers and presentations as well as proposals for complete
sessions are invited. Panels will be assembled from abstracts submitted to the conference. Abstracts should be submitted by 15 February 2006 to Johanna Lammi-Taskula, STAKES, Helsinki, Johanna.Lammi@stakes.fi or Teemu Tallberg, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, teemu.tallberg@hanken.fi. Deadline for the papers accepted to the conference is 10 April 2006. Exploration of new and innovative forms for workshops that contribute new perspectives to the discussion of the conference theme is encouraged and proposals for such sessions are welcomed.
REGISTRATION:
Please register with the conference secretary Eva-Mikaela Kinnari, Institute for Women's Studies, Åbo Akademi University, e-mail: manskforsk@abo.fi Whether submitting an abstract or not, all participants are requested to register separately to this address. Registration and payment deadline: 27 March 2006.
Please state in your registration e-mail:
- Name, position, university
- Academic discipline
- Gender
- E-mail address
- Food allergies
- What accommodation you wish (see below): category, arrival date and departure date
CONFERENCE FEE:
The conference fee is 70 euros for PhD students and 90 euros for others. The deadline for registration and payment of the conference fee is 27 March 2006. For
late registration (after 27 March 2006) the conference fee is 100 euros for PhD students and 120 euros for others.
The conference fee includes lunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday and a light snack on Sunday. Accommodation is not included and should not be paid for together
with the conference fee but in the respective hotel.
Please pay the conference fee to this account:
Recipient: Åbo Akademi
IBAN code: FI4616603000107667
BIC/SWIFT code: NDEAFIHH
Write in message field: "Deltagaravgift ExpofMen"
Payments within Finland:
Åbo Akademi, Nordea 166030-107667
Write in message field: "Deltagaravgift ExpofMen"
ACCOMMODATION:
When registering you can book accommodation at either the Linnasmäki conference hotel
outside Turku where the conference is held, at the Hotel Scandic Julia in the city centre or at the Guesthouse of Åbo Akademi University, close to the city centre.
After the registration deadline on 27 March 2006 you can no longer book accommodation via the conference secretary.
* Linnasmäki Conference Hotel (www.linnasmaki.fi): Accommodation is limited to 80 persons and rooms will be booked on a "first come, first served" basis. Payment
is made in the hotel reception upon departure; VISA, Master, Diners' and American
Express credit cards accepted. Breakfast, gym and access to swimming pool in the morning are included in these rates:
- Hotel single room: 47 euros per night
- Bed in Hotel double room: 33 euros per person per night
- Economy: Bed in Hostel double room (with WC/bath in room): 29 euros per person per night
* Scandic Hotel Julia (www.scandic-hotels.fi). There is a public bus transport connection (20 minutes) to the conference hotel. Breakfast included. Payment upon
departure.
- Hotel Single room: 79 euros per night
- Hotel Double room: 94 euros per night (for two)
* "Domus" Guesthouse of Åbo Akademi University
(www.abo.fi/aa/domus_aboensis/). There is a
public bus transport connection (15 minutes) to the conference hotel. No breakfast is
served but guests have access to kitchen facilities. Payment in cash.
- Guesthouse single room: 27 euros per night
- Guesthouse double room: 19 euros per person per night
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Leena Autonen-Vaaraniemi, University of Tampere,
Leena.Autonen-Vaaraniemi@uta.fi
Turku/Åbo is located on the southwestern coast of Finland. There is a ferry connection to Stockholm and direct flights to Stockholm and Copenhagen. For general
tourist information, maps, boat, airplane and railway connections to Turku, see
http://turkutouring.nebula.fi/
(Click links for Swedish or English)
The conference website will soon be opened at the homepage of the Institute of Women's Studies at Åbo Akademi: http://www.abo.fi/instut/kvinnis/ifkvhems.htm
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