Students understand the historical, political, social and cultural conditions of critical gender studies, especially critical masculinity studies.

Men increasingly move to the center of scoial and social scientific discourses. What was regarded as an unmarked norm loses its unquestionable character. But these processes are by no means straightforward and must be regarded as complex processes of reinterpretation of old certainties. In this course, we discuss how these processes can be understood from the perspective of critical masculinity studies.

Lecture, inputs, discussion

Written exam

A reader with exam literature will be provided on the e-learning platform (OLAT).

Further readings:

Bereswill, Mechthild und Neuber, Anke (ed.) In der Krise? Männlichkeiten im 21.Jahrhundert. Münster: Westfälisches Dampfboot

Bourdieu, Pierre (1997) Die Männliche Herrschaft. In: Irene Dölling und Beate Krais (ed.) Ein alltägliches Spiel. Geschlechterkonstruktion in der sozialen Praxis. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, p: 153-217.

Connell, Raewyn W. (2006) Der gemachte Mann. Konstruktion und Krise von Männlichkeiten. Opladen: Leske + Budrich.

Meuser, Michael (2006) Geschlecht und Männlichkeit. Soziologische Theorie und kulturelle Deutungsmuster. Opladen: Leske + Budrich.

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