Masculinities: Hazing, Homosociality & the Construction of Sexuality

SPAN's 2024 Workshop, Masculinities: Hazing, Homosociality & the Construction of Sexuality , will take place on Thursday, May 2 - Friday, May 3!

The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN) promotes research and education on sexuality from a social science perspective, very broadly construed. SPAN hosts a two-day workshop each spring quarter, which explores a variety of topics in the sexuality studies field in-depth with several guest speakers.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged but not required for entry. For more information, please visit: https://www.sexualities.northwestern.edu/activities/workshop/

Thursday, May 2: Keynote Address & Reception

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Trienens Forum, Kresge Hall 1-515

1880 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

“The Fallaciously Primordial Male: Desires, Norms, and Links”

Matthew Gutmann

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Faculty Associate for the Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University

Friday, May 3: Panels

Trienens Forum, Kresge Hall 1-515

1880 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

8:30 – 9:00 am: Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 am: Welcome & Workshop Introduction

9:15 – 10:45 am: Panel 1, Adolescent development & the Linguistic Encoding of Masculinities

C.J. Pascoe

Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Oregon

Scott Kiesling

Professor of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh

10:45 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:30: Panel 2, Hazing, Masculinity & Homosocial Bonding in Campus Life Contexts

Tristan Bridges

Professor of English, University of California, Riverside

Aldo Cimino

Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Kent State University

12:30 – 1:15 Lunch

1:15 – 2:45 Panel 3, Anxieties & Contestations over Definitions of Masculinity

Kristen Barber

Associate Professor of Race, Ethnic, and Gender Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Casey Ryan Kelly

Professor of Rhetoric and Public Culture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2:45 – 3:00: Break

3:00 – 4:30: Panel 4, Trans Masculinities

Miriam Abelson

Associate Professor of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Portland State University

Host or Publisher Sexualities Project at Northwestern