Reel Men, Real Trouble: Masculinity in 21st Century Global Cinema (MLA 2027)
Los Angeles, USA
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Event: MLA 2027
Categories:
American, Comparative, Interdisciplinary, French, British, Genre & Form, Popular Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Women's Studies, African-American, Colonial, Revolution & Early National, Transcendentalists, 1865-1914, 20th & 21st Century, Medieval, Early Modern & Renaissance, Long 18th Century, Romantics, Victorian, 20th & 21st Century, Adventure & Travel Writing, Children's Literature, Comics & Graphic Novels, Drama, Narratology, Poetry, Aesthetics, Anthropology/Sociology, Classical Studies, Cultural Studies, Environmental Studies, Film, TV, & Media, Food Studies, History, Philosophy, Miscellaneous
Event Date: 2027-01-07
Abstract Due: 2026-03-10
This panel examines configurations of masculinity that have emerged in conjunction with contemporary global political, technological, and cultural shifts in the last decade. We invite papers that engage with films across geographical contexts. Submit a 250-word abstract and short bio.
Deadline for submissions: March 10, 2026
Contact: Megha Anwer, Purdue University (manwer@purdue.edu) and Anupama Arora, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (aarora@umassd.edu)
Anupama Arora