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Call for papers: Focus on Fathers: Fatherhood in contemporary discourse
Focus on Fathers is an international academic conference which aims to discuss contemporary visions of fatherhood in various modern media. We invite papers and submissions from the field of literary, social, and media studies.
The organizers invite contributions from scholars and students representing all academic disciplines, including but not limited to literature studies, film studies, pop cultural studies, social studies, trauma studies, disability studies, queer studies, and more.
Suggested areas of research include but are not limited to: Depictions of fathers/father figures in literature, film, and new media; Fatherhood and the cultural and social norms; Fatherhood versus motherhood; fatherhood and gender roles; Non-biological fatherhood; Toxic fatherhood; Blogging and digital fathers; Fatherhood and posthumanism; Fatherhood in the public discourse; Discrimination of fathers; Masculinities and fatherhood; hegemonic masculinity versus fatherhood; Non-normative fathers; Absence of fatherhood; Fatherhood in relation to centers of authority and economy; Parenting how-to books.
Organizer: University of Wrocław
Submitted by: KILDEN
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15.07.2015
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Wrocław, Poland
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Focus on Fathers: Fatherhood in contemporary discourse
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