[KS] Join Us: Conference on Masculinity in Asia, University of San Francisco, Nov. 3-4, 2016

[Melissa Dale]

The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased
to announce its fall 2016 conference, *“Constructing Masculinities in
Asia.”*

With this conference, the Center plans to provide a forum for
interdisciplinary discussion and the sharing of the latest research in the
social sciences and humanities on issues related to the construction of
masculinities in Greater China, Japan, Korea, and India. Leading scholars
from the U.S., Europe, East and South Asia will gather at USF to examine
how masculinity is defined and/or constructed in Asia and how these
masculinities and/or expressions of manhood have changed over time.​

When:   *Thurs. & Fri., Nov. 3 & 4, 2016*

Where:  University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton St., McLaren Conference
Center, Room 252

The conference is open to the public.  To register:
https://www.usfca.edu/asia-pacific/asia-masculinities

*Keynote Address:* Thurs. Nov. 3, 4:30 p.m.

*Chinese Masculinity Ideals in a Globalized World*

*Presented by Kam Louie,* Honorary Professor of Hong Kong University and
University of New South Wales

The keynote is FREE and open to the public

To register:
https://www.usfca.edu/event/2016-11-03-1630/chinese-masculinity-ideals-globalized-world

Panels will focus on the following themes:

Corporate Masculinity in East Asia

Masculinity and the Nation

Perceptions of Masculinities in Contemporary East Asia

Masculinities and the Media

Full Conference Schedule:

https://www.usfca.edu/asia-pacific/asia-masculinities

Sponsor: University of San Francisco's Center for Asia Pacific Studies. As
San Francisco’s academic gateway to the Asia Pacific, the Center’s mission
is to foster and promote innovative research, teaching and public programs
on the peoples and cultures of the region. To learn more, visit
https://www.usfca.edu/asia-pacific.

Co-sponsored by the USF MA in Asia Pacific Studies Program

Melissa S. Dale, Ph.D.
Executive Director & Assistant Professor
Center for Asia Pacific Studies
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St., KA-180A
San Francisco, CA  94117-1080
(415) 422-2590
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