As an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to examining and critiquing the social, cultural, and historical constructions of masculinity, masculinity studies explores how masculinity is defined, performed, and experienced across different societies and time periods. This field intersects with various disciplines, including sociology, gender studies, psychology, cultural studies, and history, among others. This often leads to the absence of dedicated departments or research centres in academic institutions focusing exclusively on masculinity studies which, in turn, makes it challenging to enable productive dialogues among disciplinary boundaries.

The proposed publication aims to map the development of masculinity studies on the island of Ireland. It aims to capture how the field emerged, its major trends, as well as current and future directions within Irish masculinity and critical masculinity studies. To that end, scholars working in masculinity studies in Ireland are invited to submit contributions where they discuss the development of this interdisciplinary field from different perspectives. Here is an indicative, though not exhaustive, overview of what each chapter is anticipated to cover:

• Masculinity studies in literature
• Masculinity studies in sociology
• Masculinity studies in political science
• Masculinity studies in psychology
• Masculinity studies in art
• Masculinity studies in history
• Masculinity studies in anthropology
• Masculinity studies in education
• Masculinity studies in health
• Masculinity studies in philosophy
• Masculinity studies in environmental studies
• Masculinity studies in cultural studies
• Masculinity studies in law
• Masculinity studies in film and media studies
• Masculinity studies in business studies
• Masculinity studies in queer studies
• Masculinity studies in criminology
• Masculinity studies in music studies
• Masculinity studies in Irish studies
• Masculinity studies in geography
• Masculinity studies in applied social studies
• Masculinity studies in science
• Masculinity studies in engineering

There is interest from a major academic publisher for this collection. Students, emerging, and established scholars are encouraged to submit contributions. Please, email a 300-word abstract/chapter proposal to Angelos Bollas (angelos.bollas@mu.ie) by June 30th, 2024. Here's indicative timeline:

• Abstract submission deadline                                 30 June 2024
• Notification of successful/unsuccessful abstracts      10 July 2024
• First drafts submission deadline                              10 December 2024
• Feedback from reviewers and editor                        30 February 2025
• Final chapters submission deadline                          30 May 2025
• Publication                                                            November 2025