Gender analysis and the making of field of masculinity studies

This article approaches the establishment of the study of masculinity(ies) by understanding it as a contribution of feminism. A short review of pioneering studies is carried out in order to highlight, in particular, the questioning of hegemonic masculinity (CONNELL, 1995) and, subsequently, the diff...

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Main Author: Márcio Ferreira de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2009-12-01
Series:Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/4510
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description This article approaches the establishment of the study of masculinity(ies) by understanding it as a contribution of feminism. A short review of pioneering studies is carried out in order to highlight, in particular, the questioning of hegemonic masculinity (CONNELL, 1995) and, subsequently, the diffusion of masculinity studies in Brazil is discussed through the debate on the crises of the masculine and the notion of the “new man”, as well as the importance of the historical-social perspective for the comprehension of the new masculine identities.
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spelling doaj.art-dcd2eef3152a40e1944307e38f8f6a282022-12-21T22:53:16ZengUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaMediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais2176-66652009-12-0114212314410.5433/2176-6665.2009v14n2p1233335Gender analysis and the making of field of masculinity studiesMárcio Ferreira de Souza0Universidade Federal de UberlândiaThis article approaches the establishment of the study of masculinity(ies) by understanding it as a contribution of feminism. A short review of pioneering studies is carried out in order to highlight, in particular, the questioning of hegemonic masculinity (CONNELL, 1995) and, subsequently, the diffusion of masculinity studies in Brazil is discussed through the debate on the crises of the masculine and the notion of the “new man”, as well as the importance of the historical-social perspective for the comprehension of the new masculine identities.http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/4510FeminismoGêneroIdentidades masculinasMasculinidades.
spellingShingle Márcio Ferreira de Souza
Gender analysis and the making of field of masculinity studies
Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais
Feminismo
Gênero
Identidades masculinas
Masculinidades.
title Gender analysis and the making of field of masculinity studies
title_full Gender analysis and the making of field of masculinity studies
title_fullStr Gender analysis and the making of field of masculinity studies
title_full_unstemmed Gender analysis and the making of field of masculinity studies
title_short Gender analysis and the making of field of masculinity studies
title_sort gender analysis and the making of field of masculinity studies
topic Feminismo
Gênero
Identidades masculinas
Masculinidades.
url http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/4510
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