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NeMLA 2014
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
April 3-6, 2014
Deadline for Abstracts: September
30th, 2013
This panel will explore representations of
masculinity in the context of the long nineteenth century's (1789-1914) Empire-informed
conceptions of national and gendered identity.
What were the politics behind representing
the British soldier in the literature and/or visual arts of the long nineteenth
century? Did these politics change if the soldier happened to be Scottish,
Welsh, Irish, or native to the overseas colonies? What about masculinities
that, though not belonging to soldiers, were highly informed by the martial
aesthetics of Imperial manliness?
One of the few panels at this NEMLA
interested in the burgeoning field of masculinity studies, this panel seeks
papers that examine a wide range of masculine identities from the long
nineteenth century and beyond. Papers need not be limited to military
masculinities, and may examine any aspect of male gender construction in the
British Empire.
Send all queries and submissions to askozacz@syr.edu (Adam Kozaczka) by September
30th, 2013. Include a roughly 250-word abstract with a brief heading including
name, affiliation, and any anticipated A/V requirements.
