Michael S. Kimmel is Professor of Sociology at SUNY at Stony Brook. His books include Changing Men (1987), Men Confront Pornography (1990), Mens Lives (4th edition, 1997), Against the Tide: Profeminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990 (1992), The Politics of Manhood (1996), and Manhood: A Cultural History (1996). In addition to the journal Men and Masculinities, he also edits a book series on Men and Masculinity at the University of California Press, and the Sage Series on Men and Masculinities. He is the Spokesperson for the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) and lectures extensively on campuses in the U.S. and abroad. Jeff Hearn is currently Guest Faculty Research Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences, based in Gender Studies and the Centre for Feminist Social Studies, Orebro University, Professor of Management and Organization, Hanken School of Economics, Professor of Sociology, University of Huddersfield, and a UK Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences. His recent research has focused on transnational change. He has been at the forefront of critical research on men and masculinities, and has published extensively on sociology, organizations, management, policy, gender, sexualities, violences, cultural studies, and autoethnography. His many books include: 'Sex' at 'Work' (with Wendy Parkin, 1987/1995); The Gender of Oppression (1987), Men in the Public Eye (1992); The Violences of Men (1998); The Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities (edited with Michael Kimmel and Raewyn Connell, 2005), European Perspectives on Men and Masculinities (with Keith Pringle and CROME, 2006/2009), Men and Masculinities in Europe (with Keith Pringle et al., 2006/2013), Sex, Violence and the Body (edited with Viv Burr, 2008), The Limits of Gendered Citizenship (edited with Elzbieta Oleksy and Dorota Golanska, 2011), Men and Masculinities around the World (edited with Elisabetta Ruspini, Bob Pease and Keith Pringle, 2011), and Rethinking Transnational Men (edited with Marina Blagojevic and Katherine Harrison, 2013). His latest book is Men of the World: Genders, Globalizations, Transnational Times (SAGE, 2015). He is Managing Co-editor of Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality book series, Co-editor of NORMA: International Journal of Masculinity Studies, and Associate Editor of Gender, Work and Organization. He was formerly Co-editor of Men and Masculinities for many years; Head of Applied Social Studies, University of Bradford; Research Professor, University of Manchester; Professor of Gender Studies (Critical Studies on Men), Linkoping University; Professor II, Sociology, Oslo University; and has been Visiting Professor at many universities. Jeff Hearn has been strongly involved in North-South and European research and policy collaborations, such as the CROME, CAHRV, genSET, GenPORT, and Study on the Role of Men in Gender Equality EU projects, as well as profeminist and related activism over many years.
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1. Introduction THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES 2. Social Theories in Researching Men and Masculinities: Direct Gender Hierarchy and Structural Inequality - Oystein Holter 3. Men, Masculinities and Feminist Theory - Judith Kegan Gardiner 4. Queering the Pitch? Gay Masculinities - Tim Edwards GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PATTERNS 5. Globalization, Imperialism and Masculinities - R. W. Connell 6. Men in the Third World: Postcolonial Perspectives on Masculinity - Robert Morrell and Sandra Swart 7. Masculinities in Latin America - Matt Gutmann and Mara Viveros 8. East Asian Masculinities - Taga Futoshi 9. Men, Masculinities and 'Europe' - Committee for Research on Men and Masculinities in Europe (CROME) STRUCTURES, INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES 10. Class and Masculinity - David Morgan 11. Male Sexualities - Ken Plummer 12. Men, Masculinities, and Crime - James W. Messerschmidt 13. Masculinities in Education - Jon Swain 14. Boys and Men in Families: The Domestic Production of Gender, Power and Privilege - Scott Coltrane and Michele Adams 15. Fatherhood and Masculinities - William Marsiglio and Joseph H. Pleck 16. 'Gentlemen, the Lunchbox has Landed': Representations of Masculinities in Popular Media - Jim McKay, Janine Mokosza, and Brett Hutchins 17. Men and Masculinities in Work, Organizations and Management - David Collinson and Jeff Hearn BODIES, SELVES, DISCOURSES 18. Still a Man's World?: Studying Masculinities and Sport - Mike Messner 19. Men's Health Studies: An Overview - Don Sabo 20. Masculinities and Interpersonal Violence - Walter S. DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz 21. Polysemous, Polymorphous Bodies: Masculinities and (non)-Normativity - Tom Gerschick 22. Transgendering, Men and Masculinities - Richard Ekins and Dave King POLITICS 23. Nation - Joane Nagel 24. Globalization and its Mal(e)contents: The Gendered Moral Economy of Terrorism - Michael Kimmel 25. War Militarism and Masculinities - Paul Higate and John Hopton 26. Mullahs, Martyrs, and men: Conceptualizing Masculinity in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Shahin Gerami 27. Men's Collective Struggles for Gender Justice: The Case of Anti-Violence Activism - Michael Flood
"Handbook of Men and Masculinities takes a broad approach to the topic and the editors openly acknowledge their efforts as a work in progress. Their goals are to establish definitions and demonstrate the range of the field. . . . this guide will prove a convenient starting point for many students." -- John R.M. Lawrence, Reference Librarian * Lawrence Looks at Books *