The interdisciplinary seminar offers researchers from various fields the opportunity to reflect on the diversity of masculinity in mediated spaces in widely understood European contexts. We are interested in contributions that interpret masculinity in its hybrid sense (Bridges & Pascoe, 2014) or investigate hegemonic variations and performances of masculinities (Connell & Messerschmidt, 2005), however, the seminar aims to act as a space for reflection on topics that go beyond hegemonic and hybrid masculinities. The seminar aims to focus on mediated masculinities in Europe, as the American context has been discussed and described in much detail (McGlashan, Koller, Heritage, 2023). Contributions that cover masculinity performance and how masculinity is understood in varied European contexts are most welcome. We also invite papers that present a comparative approach to masculinity, investigating the similarities and differences between varying manifestations of Western (or European) masculinities.

If you would like to participate in the seminar, please submit your proposals for 20-minute papers in a 250-350 word abstract along with 5-10 keywords and references. The abstract should include the theoretical lens of the project, as well as the methodological approach. Please also include a biographical note with your affiliation (100 words) and send it via email to Sid Campé and Olga O’Toole (masculinitieseurope@gmail.com).