Mark McCormack, PhD

BBC Radio 5

Mark McCormack — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:31:37 +0000

I’ll be appearing on BBC Radio 5 on Thursday 16th May at 8:17 to debate Diane Abbott about her argument of a crisis of masculinity. More information on her argument found here.

Call for Papers

Mark McCormack — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:03:02 +0000

Youth Sexualities: Call for Papers

A one-day conference in collaboration with the Centre for Sex, Gender and Sexuality, Durham University and the BSA Youth Study Group

Friday 18^th October, 2013

St Aidan’s College, Durham University

Debates about youth sexualities in popular culture tend to be fixated on crisis. Whether it concerns the sexualisation of young girls, fears around paedophilia or the supposed epidemic of homophobic bullying in schools, evidence-based discussion and analysis regarding youth sexualities seem to be sacrificed on the altar of moral panic. While the academy has been a venue for the examination of these issues, it too is frequently focussed on issues of crisis, often failing to recognise positive social change.

Youth Sexualities is a one-day multi-disciplinary conference that seeks to explore the diversity and plurality of young people’s experiences of sexuality. Papers are sought on all aspects of young people’s lives, their sexualities and the intersection of youth and sexualities, broadly conceived. Papers that push topical or disciplinary boundaries are particularly welcomed. The event will commence with three keynote presentations, followed by an open discussion of the key themes that emerge. There will be streams of papers in the afternoon to explore the diversity of youth sexualities in contemporary cultures.

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Clarissa Smith, University of Sunderland, on young people’s porn consumption

Dr. Mark McCormack, Durham University, on heterosexual identities and bodily pleasure

Dr. Matthew Waites, University of Glasgow, on the age of consent in international contexts

Chaired by Prof. Jo Phoenix, Durham University

Please send abstracts of no more than 200 words to Mark McCormack, at markmccormackphd@gmail.com no later than Friday 24^th May. Abstracts are welcomed from academics at all career stages, including postgraduate researchers.

Review of The Declining Significance of Homophobia

Mark McCormack — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:31:04 +0000

My book is reviewed in Sexualities by Dr Sean Brady. A version can be read here.

Contexts Magazine

Mark McCormack — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:52:25 +0000

‘The Heart of Boys’. I contribute to a debate in ASA’s Contexts magazine, about the position of boys in society.

http://contexts.org/articles/winter-2013/the-hearts-of-boys/

HuffPost Live

Mark McCormack — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:32:24 +0000

I discuss the changing nature of the phrase ‘that’s so gay’ on HuffPostLive.

HuffPost Live Link

THE Review

Mark McCormack — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:11:42 +0000

The Declining Significance of Homophobia has been reviewed by Dr Allister Butler in Times Higher Education.

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=420538&c=1

The Wednesday Book

Mark McCormack — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:01:43 +0000

The Declining Significance of Homophobia was ‘The Wednesday Book’ at The Independent today, reviewed by Mark Simpson.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-declining-significance-of-homophobia-by-mark–mccormack-oxford-3250-7932560.html

An Interview with @sosogay

Mark McCormack — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:42:09 +0000

Leo Kristoffersson talks to Dr Mark McCormack about the findings of his book on homophobia in British schools.

http://sosogay.co.uk/2012/interview-dr-mark-mccormack/

The School Report 2012

Mark McCormack — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:32:23 +0000

British gay rights campaigning charity Stonewall have released The School Report 2012, a follow up to their 2007 School Report. It paints a bleak picture of life as an LGBT student in the UK. However, I am sceptical of the methods and analysis in the report and argue that the report is not generalizable primarily because of its poor sampling techniques. My post at Psychology Today provides a detailed critique of the report and its findings.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/men-20/201207/stonewalling-progress

Speaking at Polari, Wednesday 11th July

Mark McCormack — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:26:39 +0000

Combine your literary pursuits with an evening of live entertainment at Polari at Southbank Centre, when the iconic arts venue is taken over by the gay literary salon.

The July event in the Polari at Southbank Centre series celebrates the best in new LGBT literary talent with the Polari Book Prize. There’s also a showcase of queer fiction, poetry and performance, with contributions from Mark McCormack, Alex Drummond, Vicky Ryder, Michael Wynne and Stuart Wakefield.

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/whatson/polari-at-southbank-centre-article-8511.html