The Fox News host’s forthcoming documentary ‘The End of Men’ is part of a rich heritage of hustlers and politicians claiming that American men are becoming devitalized, lazy and effeminate.
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By slapping Chris Rock during an internationally televised awards ceremony, Will Smith demonstrated that chivalry is not dead. But was that the protection Jada Pinckett Smith wanted or needed?
The author of Shuggie Bain returns to the public housing schemes of 1980s working-class Glasgow to explore the redemptive power of secure love and the dangers of violent, dominating masculinity.
A focus on raw intellectual talent may unintentionally create a cutthroat workplace culture. New research suggests women’s preference to avoid that environment may contribute to gender gaps in some fields.
Often described as a sign of progressivism and gender equality, they’re neither.
A leader’s machismo can lead to war, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has long displayed his version of hyper-masculinity. A historian says that for America’s founders, wars never fed their egos.
The lives of queer Arab-Australian boys and men are vividly inhabited in award-winning poet Omar Sakr’s darkly comic debut novel, set in Western Sydney.
A study of global far-right movements and their hashtags on Twitter have revealed similarities that display a reliance on long-held myths, including the idea of a “golden age of freedom.”
Many men see meat as a core part of their identity. That could pose a stumbling block for the newly popular plant-based meat sector.
Attempting to counter the “soy boy” stereotypes, hyper-masculine influencers could be making harder for men to become vegan.
A theatrical version of Trent Dalton’s novel is both an exploration of masculinity and an exuberant love letter to Brisbane.
Jake Davison, the gunman in the UK’s worst mass shooting in a decade, has been linked to the ‘Incel’ movement – but what what do incels really believe?
Half of LGBTQ participants in a recent study experienced discrimination, insults, bullying or abuse while playing, watching or talking about sports.
Research from a unique natural experiment shows how strict ideas about masculinity can emerge when men vastly outnumber women.
It starts with a basic conversation about their needs and fears.
Greek statues, the Napoleonic wars and the advent of photography all played a role.
Men are increasingly expected to share housework and spend time with their partners and children.
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Nakhane’s artistic oeuvre makes visible marginalised masculine identities.
In Sherlock, domination is something to be revered, rather than challenged.
A new survey shows that while younger men generally had more progressive views than older men on gender roles, they also endorsed such ideas as men’s use of violence and control in relationships.
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Werklund Research Professor, Masculinities Studies, University of Calgary
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Professor Emerita (social science), University of Sydney
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Deputy Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Sociology, Durham University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Senior Lecturer in English/Film and Television, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Science, Swansea University
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Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology, Durham University
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Professor of Masculinities, Sexualities and Sport, University of Winchester
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Emeritus Professor, Film and Media Studies in English, Arizona State University
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Masculinities Scholar, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor of American History, Università di Torino
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