Call for Abstracts: A small workshop with scholars, scientists, and clinicians...
Sociologist Rene Almeling (Yale), bioethicist Lisa Campo-Engelstein (UTMB), and physician-scientist Brian T. Nguyen (USC) are organizing a focused convening of scholars, scientists, and clinicians who are rethinking and reframing male sexual and reproductive health in the United States. We seek to bring together a range of perspectives on questions at the nexus of sperm/health/politics, including those of social scientists, physicians, and others working on topics such as male infertility, male contraception, "paternal effects" on reproductive outcomes, and reproductive and sexual healthcare. Recognizing the significance of language in these realms (and the extent to which it remains fraught, imprecise, and in flux), please note we are interested in the reproductive and sexual health of people of all gender identities. We are especially interested in proposals that consider intersecting social processes and inequalities around sex, gender, race, class, and/or sexuality.
Rather than a traditional conference in which individuals present their research, each attendee will be asked to draft a short “thinkpiece” (500 to 1,000 words), identifying what they perceive as the most pressing issues related to sperm/health/politics. We will convene at Yale University in New Haven, CT on April 14-15, 2023 to discuss and workshop the thinkpieces, which will then be revised and assembled in an edited volume to be published by a university press.
If you would like to apply to attend this convening, please send a CV and a document with a one-paragraph bio followed by a 350-word description of the thinkpiece you would contribute to rene.almeling@yale.edu with “CfA: Sperm/Health/Politics” in the subject line. Deadline: January 20, 2023. (You should receive a reply confirming your submission within one week.) We anticipate a total of about 25 attendees, and we welcome submissions from scholars and researchers from any field and at any stage, including graduate students. Travel grants will be available for workshop participants.
Please direct any questions to rene.almeling@yale.edu.
Rather than a traditional conference in which individuals present their research, each attendee will be asked to draft a short “thinkpiece” (500 to 1,000 words), identifying what they perceive as the most pressing issues related to sperm/health/politics. We will convene at Yale University in New Haven, CT on April 14-15, 2023 to discuss and workshop the thinkpieces, which will then be revised and assembled in an edited volume to be published by a university press.
If you would like to apply to attend this convening, please send a CV and a document with a one-paragraph bio followed by a 350-word description of the thinkpiece you would contribute to rene.almeling@yale.edu with “CfA: Sperm/Health/Politics” in the subject line. Deadline: January 20, 2023. (You should receive a reply confirming your submission within one week.) We anticipate a total of about 25 attendees, and we welcome submissions from scholars and researchers from any field and at any stage, including graduate students. Travel grants will be available for workshop participants.
Please direct any questions to rene.almeling@yale.edu.