Masculinity Crisis in the Americas

An interdisciplinary conference exploring masculinity in North and South American literature and culture. Run by postgraduates from Queen's University Belfast.

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We’re delighted to launch the programme for #masQlinUB. Register for free at https://t.co/chHOm9GXUF.

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Our final paper is from Amy Burge who is examining the depiction of South American men in North American romance novels. #masQlinUB

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Allie Pino on food as a remediator of post-revolutionary machismo.
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Our final session begins with Bryan Pearce-Gonzales exploring Chicano masculinities and the patriarchal dividend. #masQlinUB

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Johanna Lederer on black masculinities in This is Us. #masQlinUB

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Isabella Norton on the masculine body and politics of Infinite Jest’s celebrity president Johnny Gentle. #masQlinUB

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Now it’s Ana Fabregas’s turn to educate us on representations of the masculine self in online sex tourism communities. #masQlinUB

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Iain Flood kicks off the second day with a paper on revenge in Civil War era Missouri. #masQlinUB

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Keynote time: @ClareHayesBrady is talking about reading the perpetual crisis of masculinities. #masQlinUB

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Panel 3: Javier Cortés Ortuño explores Chilean masculinities in Manuel Rojas’s “Punta de Rieles”. #masQlinUB

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Panel 2 begins with Ciara McKay’s analysis of war trauma and masculinity in the films of John Huston. #masQlinUB

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Next up is Emily Raymundo who is talking about multicultural masculinites in Asian America. #masQlinUB

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@HStilleyKelly starting off panel 1 with her paper on contesting gender and genre in Ed Lin’s ‘This is a Bust’. #masQlinUB

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The best conferences have balloons.
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A big thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract to #masQlinUB. You’ve given us a phenomenal response. We’ll be in touch with you all in the coming weeks 😊

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Abstracts for #masQlinUB are due on Wednesday. It’s shaping up to be a great program so far. Can’t wait to see some more of you can join it 😊

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A month left to submit your abstracts. We’ve had some incredible responses so far and look forward to seeing what you have next. #masQlinUB

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@Qorpodagua Proposals should be in English 😊

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A month left to submit your abstracts. We’ve had some incredible responses so far and look forward to seeing what you have next. #masQlinUB

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Three weeks left to submit your abstracts to Masculinity Crisis in the Americas. We’re delighted with the response we’ve had so far—keep them coming 😊

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A month left to submit your abstracts. We’ve had some incredible responses so far and look forward to seeing what you have next. #masQlinUB

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With just over two weeks until #CommonGround2019, we’re delighted to announce the titles for our keynote talks.

On 20 June at 4:30 @KevPow3 will be speaking on ‘The Tree of Liberty and the Blood of Patriots: Gore Vidal, Timothy McVeigh, and the Culture Wars’.