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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Author: Souza, Márcio Ferreira de
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2009
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Repository:Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/4510
Online Access:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/4510
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Feminism
Gender
Masculine identities
Masculinities
Feminismo
Gênero
Identidades masculinas
Masculinidades
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Summary: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.