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The collected readings delve into the complexities of masculinity, examining it as a socially constructed identity influenced by various internal and external factors. Raewyn Connell's works focus on masculinity as shaped within the gender system itself, extending beyond mere male-female interactions to include diverse relationships among men, which she categorizes into hegemonic, hybrid, and marginalized types. Connell and other scholars like Demetriou and Hearn critique traditional views of hegemonic masculinity and advocate for understanding gender as a dynamic and continually produced social practice. The themes expand into discussions on how men's relationships, through frameworks like heteronormativity and socio-cultural practices like 'girl watching' and homosocial bonding, perpetuate gender norms and inequalities. These interactions often reinforce male dominance and marginalize women, suggesting that true gender equality requires restructuring societal norms and including men actively in feminist efforts. The collection highlights the ongoing negotiation of gender identities, emphasizing the need for a broader and more inclusive understanding of masculinity's role in societal structures.
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Analize - Journal of Gender and Feminist Studies
The past decades have witnessed a paradigm shift towards a recognition not only of men as gendered beings, but also of a plurality of masculinities. The new interdisciplinary field of men's studies puts the particular instead of the universal male subject into focus. It conceives of masculinity as an intersectional category interlocked with other categories, such as race, ethnicity, class, age or sexuality. At the same time, there has been a growing recognition that gender equality cannot be achieved without men and boys. Gender inequalities are embedded in a multidimensional structure of relationships between women and men that operated at every level of the human experience-from economic arrangements, culture and the state to interpersonal relationships and individual emotions. Moving towards a gender-equal society involves profound institutional change as well as change in everyday life and individual behavior. Making progress towards this goal requires widespread support, including significant support from men and boys. This, in turn, requires further research and evidence about the changing social construction of masculinities. This special issue of Analize looks at some of the recent trends in both the academic fields of masculinities, gender, and gender equality studies, and recent developments in (popular) culture and societies, including how men are increasingly being engaged in realizing gender equality. Gender norms and conceptions of masculinity, and what it means to be a man, are shifting.
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Masculinity is a social construct and sometimes, an identity which has its associations with certain traits and characteristics. Some of such traits are the presence of confidence, leadership qualities, power, dominance and firmness etc. which exist at a psychological level. Others however are physical traits, such as a strong muscular physique and a fine athletic ability. Interestingly, this idea of putting all these traits under a singularumbrellaofmasculinityisvery abstract and there is no firm definition of masculinity. Through this project, we have tried to narrativise this abstract idea, which in common perception indicates ‘the ideal traits of men’. Just like in the case of many other abstract ideas, there is the presence of no singular idea of masculinity and the concept might differ for different civilizations, cultures, classes andpeople. Therefore, there exists no single masculinity and we thus refer to the concept as masculinities. Research papers and articles which academically present the concept were analysed to get an adequate overview of the idea. Alongside, different forms of media, likedocumentarieswereeq paid heed to, so that the popular perception of the idea of masculinitycouldalsobeunderstood. We limited our attempts to understand the idea of masculinity to the Delhi University students itself. To do the same, we found it is important to have directconversationswiththestudentsto achieve a realistic understanding of the concept.
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