[Bilimsel Haber] CFP II: Nordic Conference on Men an d Masculinities, Turk u/Åbo 5-7 May 2006

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From: "Anders Ahlbäck" <aahlback@ABO.FI>


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