The American Men's Studies Association

06/18/2026

As we prepare for the 2026 AMSA Annual Meeting in Cleveland, we would like to invite members to contribute materials to a dedicated Resource Room that will be available throughout the conference.

The Resource Room will provide a space for attendees to learn about the exciting work taking place across our field and to discover opportunities for collaboration, teaching, research, and professional development.

We welcome a wide range of materials, including:

• Flyers or information about research projects
• Details of academic programmes, courses, or training opportunities
• Information about centres, networks, and organisations
• Calls for papers, special issues, conferences, and events
• Information about journals, book series, podcasts, and other publications
• Resources for students and early-career scholars
• Any other materials that may be of interest to colleagues working on men and masculinities

If you would like to contribute, please send your materials to:

AMSA c/o Zach Slade

5882 Pearl Road

Cleveland,

Ohio,

44130

Alternatively, bring printed copies with you to Cleveland. We will make sure they are displayed and available to attendees throughout the meeting.

We hope this will be a useful way to showcase the breadth of work taking place across our community and to help members connect with new ideas, projects, and opportunities.

Best wishes,


Chris Haywood (on behalf of the conference convenors)
President, AMSA

06/13/2026

🎓 AMSA Flash Travel Fund for Students and Independent Scholars/Practitioners

The American Men's Studies Association (AMSA) is pleased to announce that we have secured funding to offer a limited number of travel bursaries of up to $100 for student members and independent scholars/practitioners attending the 25th - 27th June 2026 AMSA Annual Meeting in Cleveland.

We are excited about this year's programme of research, discussion, and community-building and are committed to supporting broad participation in the conference. The Annual Meeting provides a valuable opportunity to share research, receive feedback, build professional networks, and engage with scholars and practitioners working across the field of men and masculinities studies.

Bursaries are available to eligible students and independent scholars/practitioners, including those who have already registered for the conference. Awards will be made on a first-come, first-served basis until available funds have been allocated.

To apply, please ensure that you have registered for the conference and complete the application form below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhG1fgswFWYvHZiGWn_bi6W4gv_TWS8RT1ie2sNzoWBf1baA/viewform

We look forward to welcoming colleagues from across the field to Cleveland later this month.

AMSA is committed to supporting the next generation of scholars in the field of men and masculinities studies. In recognition of the outstanding programme of research, discussion, and community-building that will take place at the 2026 Annual Meeting in Cleveland, we are pleased to offer a limited n...

01/28/2026

Dear colleagues,

A brief reminder about the upcoming AMSA Masculinity conference, in case it may be of interest.

The conference will take place on 25–27 June 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

The CFP, abstract link, registration information, and the developing programme can be found here: https://www.masculinities.online/about-9

The abstract submission deadline is 6 February 2026. If you need more time to submit, please contact the Conference Organizing Committee: [email protected]

The conference organising committee looks forward to a wide range of contributions and conversations at the conference.

With best wishes,

Chris

Masculinities, Care, and Community: Grounded in Care, Powered by Community, Inspired by Joy Annual Meeting of the American Men’s Studies Association (AMSA) June 25-27th, 2026 | Cleveland, Ohio

01/28/2026

Dear colleagues,

A brief reminder about the upcoming AMSA Masculinity conference, in case it may be of interest.

The conference will take place on 25–27 June 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

The CFP, abstract link, registration information, and the developing programme can be found here: https://www.masculinities.online/about-9

The abstract submission deadline is 6 February 2026.

If you need more time to submit, please contact the Conference Organizing Committee: [email protected]

The conference organising committee looks forward to a wide range of contributions and conversations at the conference.

With best wishes,

Chris

Masculinities, Care, and Community: Grounded in Care, Powered by Community, Inspired by Joy Annual Meeting of the American Men’s Studies Association (AMSA) June 25-27th, 2026 | Cleveland, Ohio

11/08/2025

🌟 Join the AMSA Team – Help Shape the Future of Men’s Studies! 🌟
It’s been a little quiet since our online conference, but a lot has been happening behind the scenes! We’re thrilled to share that plans for our next in-person AMSA conference are well underway — and an official announcement is coming very soon.

As we build momentum for both the organisation and the conference, we’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us bring the AMSA website to life. This is a great opportunity to get involved and help share the incredible work happening across masculinity studies.

We’re especially looking for people who can help with:

- Highlighting members’ research and publications

- Sharing events, calls for papers, and job opportunities

- Curating resources and news about men and masculinities

You don’t need to be a tech expert — just organised, proactive, and passionate about the field! This is a voluntary role, but it’s a fantastic way to get involved in AMSA’s future, collaborate with the Board, and help strengthen our growing community.

If you’re interested, message us here or email [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!

Let’s keep building momentum together
— The AMSA Board

06/16/2025

🌍 Now Live: Penultimate Week of the AMSA Digital Conference 🌍
📅 Public Viewing: 16–21 June
🎥 Free access for members of the whole programme: https://www.masculinities.online/
We’re excited to launch two powerful new streams exploring how masculinities intersect with colonization, race, embodiment, and intimacy across global contexts. Don’t miss these rich and thought-provoking presentations:
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🔶 Theme 5: Racialization and the Consequences of Colonization
🧠 Decolonizing Masculinities Studies in India: Towards an Embodied Approach
📍 Dr. Sohini Saha, St. Xavier's College (Kolkata)
A call for a shift from symbolic to material and embodied understandings of masculinity through indigenous gym culture, semen control, breathwork, and diet among Hindu men in Kolkata. Grounded in the work of Mfecane and Kasim, this paper challenges Western epistemologies and recenters local knowledge.
🎧 RETURNING TO SELF: Culturally grounded methodology in work with African Men
📍 Dr. Baba A.O. Buntu, SHABAKA – Men of Afrika (South Africa)
An immersive audio-visual journey into culturally rooted healing for African men affected by the legacies of colonialism and Apartheid. Featuring indigenous philosophy, initiation, poetry, and photography, this presentation highlights how cultural reconnection can support restorative justice and self-empowerment.
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🔷 Theme 6: Intimacies, Bodies and Subjectivities
💃 Bodily Subjectivation of Men in Dance for Two
📍 João Paulo Marques, UEM-Brazil / Newcastle University
What happens when men dance together? Drawing on embodied experiences from Brazilian ballroom dancers, this paper explores how movement destabilizes hegemonic masculinity and opens new possibilities for intimacy, reflexivity, and resistance through the body.
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This week’s programme is an invitation to rethink how power, intimacy, and cultural knowledge shape masculinities — and how we might imagine otherwise.

American Mens Studies Association is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the critical studies of masculinities.

06/09/2025

Week Two of the Digital Masculinities Conference Is Live!

We're proud to launch two rich, thought-provoking themes now open for public viewing (7–14 June). These presentations span continents, disciplines, and stages of life — all anchored in the urgent questions surrounding masculinity, education, identity, and inequality.

Become a member of AMSA for free and have access to all the presentations in this season of talks: https://www.masculinities.online/

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💡 Theme Three: Education, Learning and Spaces of Masculinity

What does it mean to learn, teach, or simply exist as a man in spaces where masculinity is both marginal and monitored?
🔹 John Parkin explores how male Primary Education Studies students build male-only online groups to support one another through a feminised degree. https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnparkin10/
🔹 Ryan Jones examines how the label “toxic masculinity” shapes affective atmospheres in classrooms, potentially excluding those it seeks to reform.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-jones-25b7141a4/
👉 These papers invite us to rethink how belonging, care, and critique operate in education — and how spaces for men in learning contexts can be both protective and transformative.
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🔍 Theme Four: Narratives of Age, Masculinity and (In)equalities

Masculinity is not fixed — it is learned, lived, and interrogated across the life-course.
🔸 Steven Dashiell examines how Black boys in Baltimore, labelled “squeegee kids,” take on adult roles in precarious street labour, revealing complex tensions between survival and wellbeing. https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-dashiell/
🔸 Iva Smidova offers critical reflections on how Czech men age into or out of privilege and entitlement, based on a large-scale qualitative study. https://www.linkedin.com/in/iva-smidova-36652227/
🔸 Shafinur Nahar analyzes how Muslim masculinities are formed through literature, showing how cultural and religious expectations shape boys’ early understandings of power and gender. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shafinur-nahar-825b5964/
👉 From boyhood to old age, these papers explore masculinity through the lenses of race, religion, care, and resilience.
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📢 Dive into the talks and share your reflections using .
Let’s keep the conversation growing, globally. 🌍