As a branch of gender history, histories of masculinity have often examined both social ideologies and subjective male identities in a framework that defines them against the feminine. This interdisciplinary conference will bring together scholars studying masculinities in a variety of fields, including literature, history, art history, sociology and philosophy, to explore some of the forms of „otherness“ against which ideas of masculinity have been defined over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. By taking an interdisciplinary approach to the question we hope to uncover a fuller and more complex picture of what, historically, socially and culturally, it means to be a man.
http://masculinityandtheother.googlepages.com/

A conference sponsored by the RGS-IBG Space, Sexualities and Queer Working Group Keynote papers by Prof Diane Richardson (author of Rethinking Sexuality) and Michael Brown (author of Closet Space) A conference sponsored by the RGS-IBG Space, Sexualities and Queer Working Group Keynote papers by Prof Diane Richardson (author of Rethinking Sexuality) and Michael Brown (author of Closet Space) It is now evident that queer theory and praxis has played a key role in reshaping our rights as sexual citizens. Yet our focus on sexual politics should not be limited to questions of citizenship given there are other ways of thinking the political – not least in terms of the sexual dimensions of life itself. These have important implications for the way we explore the connections between space, sexuality and subjectivity, allowing us to identify new possibilities for queering the heteronormative. Continue reading →

Contact: Ben Brabon b.brabon[at]napier.ac.uk
Time: 1-6pm
Sponsored by the Carnegie Trust, Routledge, Blackwell Publishing & Edinburgh University Press 2007 marks the twentieth anniversary of Judith Butler’s first book Subjects of Desire. One of the foremost feminist sociologists of our time, Butler is the author of many influential publications including Gender Trouble (1990), Bodies That Matter (1993), The Psychic Life of Power (1997), Excitable Speech (1997), Antigone’s Claim (2000) and Undoing Gender (2004). This international colloquium aims to consider the influence of Judith Butler’s theories on a wide range of disciplines and subject areas, from transgender to issues of terror, postfeminism to popular culture, bringing together experts in sociology, gender studies, political theory, and cultural studies. Continue reading →

Jahrestagung der Sektion Soziologie der Kindheit in der DGS
Zeit: 5.-6. Oktober 2007
Ort: München, Deutsches Jugendinstitut
Debatten um soziale Problemlagen konzentrieren sich seit geraumer Zeit verstärkt auf Kinder. Neue Armut, Arbeitsmarktentwicklungen und deren Folgen, neue Formen privaten Lebens, Wandel der Geschlechterrollen, Migration und kulturelle Vielfalt – das Alles wird in seinen Auswirkungen auf Kinder und Kindheit diskutiert, bekommt damit eine besondere Dramatik und verlangt Reaktionen. Continue reading →

Ausstellung des Jüdischen Museums Wien/Jewish Museum Vienna
Zeit: bis 18. November 2007
Ort: Palais Eskeles, Dorotheergasse 11, 1010 Wien
English Version below
In der Ausstellung wird die Rolle der jüdischen Frau im religiösen, wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und kulturellen Kontext reflektiert. Dabei wird unter anderem gezeigt, wie der weibliche bzw. der männliche Blick oft zu völlig unterschiedlichen Wahrnehmungen von Geschichtsbildern führt. Continue reading →