Hegemony, hegemonic masculinity, and beyond

Richard Howson; Jeff Hearn

doi:10.4324/9781315165165-4

Hegemony, hegemonic masculinity, and beyond

Richard Howson, Jeff Hearn

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Much has already been written about hegemonic masculinity within what might be referred to as critical studies on men and masculinities (CSMM). Today it could be argued that hegemonic masculinity is the most important concept in CSMM. However, from its theoretical beginnings, hegemonic masculinity has been underpinned by the theory of hegemony. This chapter takes hegemonic masculinity as a starting point and applies a historical and critical lens to look into the theoretical beyond and, in particular, the alignment to a materialist or foundationalist understanding and then its expansion as a transnational phenomenon.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies
Editors	Lucas Gottzén, Ulf Mellström, Tamara Shefer
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	3
Pages	41-51
Number of pages	11
Volume	1
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315165165
ISBN (Print)	9781138056695
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315165165-4
Publication status	Published - 5 Dec 2019

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