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The Foundation for Male Studies
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Wagner College Symposium of Scholars on April 7, 2010 to create a foundation for male studies programs.
For Further Information call:
Dick Elfenbein at (845) 362-0893
Elfenbein@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.malestudies.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Staten Island, NY- A pioneering effort to create male studies programs at institutions of higher education will be launched here at Wagner College on Wednesday April 7, 2010. The conference, to be broadcast live on the web to participants worldwide, will explore ways to address and deal scientifically with the declining state of the male stemming from cataclysmic changes in today’s culture, environment and global economy.
The conference will be co-chaired by Lionel Tiger, PhD, Rutgers Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology and author of The Decline of the Male; and Christina Hoff Sommers, PhD, American Enterprise Institute Resident Scholar and author of The War Against Boys. It will encompass a broad range of topics relevant to the study of boys and men in contemporary society such as their roles in the family to the workforce as well as their physical and emotional states.
To date, more than two hundred scholars, faculty members and researchers representing some three dozen research and higher education academic and institutions from North and South America, Australia, Asia and Europe have registered for the event. A smaller group will gather at the Wagner site.
Leading authorities on males and masculinity who will present at the conference include: Dennis Gouws, PhD, Springfield College, Associate Professor, Department of English; Rocco Capraro, PhD, Associate Dean and Director, The Program for Men’s Studies at Hobart William Smith College; Katherine Young, PhD, and Paul Nathanson, PhD; both of McGill University.
The symposium, hosted by Professor Miles Groth of Wagner College, is sponsored by The Foundation for Male Studies. Participation in the event is available without the normal $25 fee to members of the media.
To join the Web broadcast on April 7 at 11:00 AM through 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time:
1. 15 minutes before the start, go to https://malestudies.webex.com/malestudies/j.php?ED=132562042&UID=0&PW=NYTMxZTU4OTdi&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D (copy entire address into your browser address window)
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: msweb
4. Click "Join Now".
To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link or copy and paste into your browser address window:
https://malestudies.webex.com/malestudies/j.php?ED=132562042&UID=0&PW=NYTMxZTU4OTdi&ORT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
To join the audio conference only:
To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the meeting, or call the number below and enter the access code. Call-in toll number (US/Canada): +1-408-600-3600
Access code: 737 578 923
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For assistance
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1. Go to https://malestudies.webex.com/malestudies/mc
2. On the left navigation bar, click "Support".
The playback of UCF (Universal Communications Format) rich media files requires appropriate players. To view this type of rich media files during the meeting, please check whether you have the players installed on your computer by going to https://malestudies.webex.com/malestudies/systemdiagnosis.php
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