AMSA Conferences:

AMSA Board Announces Montreal
as the Location for its 2009
17th Annual Conference
on Men and Masculinities

The theme of the 17th Annual Conference
scheduled for April 3-5, 2009 is
"Beyond Borders: Masculinities and Margins."
Events will be held at McGill University
and Concordia University.
A group of Canadian scholars has spearheaded
AMSA's first conference in Canada.

Watch for more details.

AMSA Holds its 16th Annual Conference
Masculinities and Institutions:
Mapping the Connections
At Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
April 4th-6th, 2008

Ninety-seven scholars and practitioners participated in the 2008 AMSA Conference on Men and Masculinities, Masculinities and Institutions: Mapping the Connections, April 4th through 6th at Wake Forest University. The conference featured two keynote addresses, pre-conference men’s studies workshops, and presentations by over 50 scholars, practitioners and activists. AMSA’s conference continues to be the largest annual men's studies conference in the United States, drawing an international group of participants representing a broad range of academic disciplines and interests. An open and affirming event featuring scholarship and respectful dialogue on the critical study of men and masculinities, anyone with an interest in this emerging field of study is welcome to participate.
Download the 2008 Conference Program

AMSA Conference 2008 in Photos -- as they are submitted

The 2007 15th Annual Conference on Men and Masculinities —

Engaging Boys and Men: How Are We Doing?
Is AMSA's Largest Conference

Over 100 registrants presented papers and attended plenary sessions addressing scholarly, personal and professional perspectives on the critical study of men and masculinities. The conference, March 30 - April 1, took place at The Holiday Inn on the Plaza and on the campus of the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Two keynote speakers during the weekend and two preconference workshops on Friday rounded out conference activities. Noted youth clinical practitioner Mark Kiselica and AMSA President Mark Justad gave the keynote talks. Sam Femiano and Stu Johnston facilitated the workshop on clinical interventions involving boys and men while Robert Heasley and Mark Justad guided the workshop on teaching men's studies.
Download the 2007 Conference Program.
A Photo Album from the 2007 Conference.

Past AMSA Conferences

AMSA I. Stony Point, NY, April 2-4, 1993
AMSA II. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, March 25-27, 1994
AMSA III. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, March 24-26, 1995
AMSA IV. Howard University, Washington, DC, March 22-24, 1996
AMSA V. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, March 21-23, 1997
AMSA VI. Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH, March 20-22, 1998
AMSA VII. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, March 12-14, 1999
AMSA VIII. Buffalo, New York, March 2000
AMSA IX. Holiday Inn Mountain View, Albuquerque, NM, March 23-25, 2001
AMSA X. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, April 11-13, 2002
AMSA XI. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, April 11-13, 2003
AMSA XII. Aurora University, Aurora, IL, April 2-4, 2004
AMSA XIII. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, April 1-3, 2005
AMSA XIV. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, April 7-9, 2006
AMSA XV. University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, March 30-April 1, 2007
AMSA VI. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, April 4-6, 2008

Other (non-AMSA) Conferences or Matters of Interest:

What Is Masculinity? How Useful Is It as a Historical Category

May 15-16, 2008

Birbeck College

University of London

Conference information.

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