Announcement here. Excerpt:
'A gathering of academicians drawn from a range of disciplines will meet on April 7, 2010, at Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, to examine the declining state of the male, stemming from cataclysmic changes in today’s culture, environment and global economy. The live teleconferenced colloquium will be co-chaired by Judith Kleinfeld, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Boys Project at the University of Alaska, and Lionel Tiger, PhD, Rutgers University Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology. It will encompass a broad range of topics relevant to the study of boys and men in contemporary society ranging from their roles in the family and workforce, as well as their physical and emotional health, to the growing problem of misandry—the hatred of males, an unacknowledged but underlying socio-cultural, economic, political and legal phenomenon endangering the well-being of both genders.'
Also from anthony: Feministing's take on this news:
'Anyway, just wanted to share this in case people may not have heard about it. It reminds me of those university programs funded by Christian fundamentalists to nurture the free market & conservative intellectuals of the future. In this case, we simply must protect male privilege and enshrine invented fears of misandry in the academic landscape. Ugh.'
