Symposium: Exploring Masculinity

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November 24, 2025 9:30

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24.11.2025 9:30

25.11.2025 16:00

Italienska Kulturinstitutet (IICS), Gärdesgatan 14, 115 27 Stockholm

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International symposium on ”Exploring masculinity in fashion, film and media"

Italienska Kulturinstitutet i Stockholm organiserar, i samarbete med Stockholms Universitet, ett symposium om mode och maskulinitet 24-25 november i Institutets Auditorium.

Under två dagar kommer forskare och yrkesverksamma inom film, media och mode diskutera och utforska framställandet, skapandet och ifrågasättandet av maskulinitet förr och nu. Bland annat deltar forskarna Patrizia Calefato, Nick Rees-Roberts och Pamela Church Gibson och de yrkesverksamma Daniela Ciancio och Luca Litrico.

Eventet är öppet för allmänheten.

Program:

Måndag 24 november: FILM, MEDIA and MASCULINITY

09.30 Welcome Note by director Francesco di Lella, ICIS, and organizers Louise Wallenberg, Stockholm University, and Romana Andò, La Sapienza

Session 1: Reading Masculinity on the Silver Screen

09.45 Pamela Church Gibson, London College of Fashion

10.30 Nick Rees-Roberts, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris

11.15 Louise Wallenberg, Stockholm University

12.00 Lunch

Session 2: Negotiating Masculinity in the Media

13.00 Romana Andò, La Sapienza, Rome

13.45 Anja Hirdman, Stockholm University

14.30 Fika

Session 3: Film Creators on Representing Men on the Screen

15.00 Daniela Ciancio, Costume designer (The Exception 2016; La grande bellezza 2013; Il mio nome è vendetta 2022)

15.45 Maria Eriksson-Hecht, Film director (Alvaret 2021, Kevlarsjäl 2025)

Session 4: Bridging Theory and Practice I

16.30 Panel discussion with Ciancio, Hirdman, Eriksson-Hecht and Rees-Roberts

Moderator: Pamela Church Gibson

17.30 Mingel

Tisdag 25 november: FASHION AND MASCULINITY

09.30 Welcome note by di Lella, Wallenberg and Andò

Session 1: Fashionable Men: Past and Present

09.45 Patrizia Calefato, Bari University

10.30 Jacob Östberg, Stockholm University

11.15 Edoardo Ferrari, IUAV, Venice, and International Library of Fashion Research, Oslo

12.00 Lunch

Session 2: Fashion Practitioners Talk Masculinity

13.00 Luca Litrico, CEO Atelier Litrici, Rome (in conversation with Patrizia Calefato)

13.30 Andreas Palm, CDLP, Stockholm

14.00 Göran Sundberg, Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm

14.30 Fika

Session 3: Bridging Theory meets Practice II

15.00 Panel Discussion with Palm, Östberg, Litrico and Sundberg

Moderator: John-Jamal Gille, Director, Association of Swedish Fashion Brands

16.00 Closing Remarks by Di Lella and Wallenberg

"Masculinities in Fashion, Film and Media in Sweden, Italy and the UK, Past and Present"

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