What is it about?
Given recent debates on 'toxic masculinity', misogyny and the 'manosphere' this paper considers ways in which boys might rework masculinities. The study aims to develop more egalitarian gender relationships that are of societal benefit to both men and women. We demonstrate how boys may be conditioned into particular ways of thinking and being, but also how they might resist, challenge and move away from male gendered stereotypes.
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Why is it important?
The topic is of critical importance for gender equality and understandings of what it means to be a man.
Perspectives
We decided to use an innovative approach by drawing on theories of affect, participatory ethnography and student art work.
Professor Anoop Nayak
Newcastle University
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This page is a summary of: Discharging Affect: Creating Feminist Spaces of Potential for Masculinities and Boyhood, Australian Feminist Studies, April 2024, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/08164649.2025.2460816.
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