The New Politics of Masculinity: Men, Power and Resistance / Edition 1

by Fidelma Ashe

Overview

The field of masculinities research continues to expand, and has become increasingly complex. Much of the contemporary analysis of men, masculinity and power has been influenced by the work of a number of profeminist writers who have been leading figures in developing new political interventions around men’s identities and power. These men have been at the forefront of interrogations of the concept of masculinity and have attempted to develop new forms of radical gender-conscious politics for men who seek to extend gender justice.

The New Politics of Masculinity is the first single-authored feminist text to engage critically with the theoretical frameworks which leading profeminist writers have developed in the field of masculinity studies. Drawing on new social movement and contemporary theory, the book examines the different models of politics that such writers have evolved for men who want to challenge dominant forms of masculinities and inequitable gender relationships. It also assesses the broader effects – on the field of men and masculinities research – of these writers’ diverse theorisations of key political concepts such as masculinity, subjectivity, power and resistance.

Overall, The New Politics of Masculinity outlines the central theoretical issues for scholars and students working in the area of critical studies of masculinities, and evaluates the effects of men’s gender-conscious politics on feminist scholarship and research. The New Politics of Masculinity will be of great interest to students and scholars of gender theory, sociology, and politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415302753
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/29/2007
Series:	Routledge Innovations in Political Theory , #10
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Fidelma Ashe

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Men doing Feminism 3. Profeminism, Masculinity and Social Change 4. Profeminism and Identity Politics 5. The Politics of Non-feminist Men’s Groups 6. The Problematic of Men and Feminism 7. John Stoltenberg: the politics of refusal 8. Victor Seidler: pain and politics 9. Jeff Hearn: men, identity and power 10. Raewyn Connell: masculinities, power and the politics of alliance 11. Profeminist Theory and Practice