Beyond the Hegemonic

A Global Exploration of Theory and Praxis of Men and Masculinities

Rajni Singh, Debapriya Ganguly

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2026
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9798216251897
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Gender Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

Beyond the Hegemonic: A Global Exploration of Theory and Praxis of Men and Masculinities critically examines the conceptualization of hegemonic masculinity, arguing against its reduction to a monolithic and inherently negative construct. Instead, it proposes a more nuanced understanding of hegemony as crucial for the development of effective strategies for gender justice. The volume investigates the complex interplay between globalization, postcolonialism, neoliberalism, and emergent technologies in shaping masculinities across local, regional, and global scales. It analyzes the dynamic relationship between hegemonic masculinity and a range of non-hegemonic masculinities, including complicit, subordinate, marginalized, and protest masculinities.

Through a diverse range of case studies, encompassing topics such as the influence of Boys' Love media, the fragility of patriarchal masculinity as revealed in marginalized women's narratives, the cultural implications of the "geriaction" subgenre, the negotiation of metrosexuality within Indian contexts, and the intersection of violence and masculinity, the book explores the multifaceted ways in which feminism, globalization, and shifting gender roles have shaped contemporary masculinities, ultimately offering considered projections regarding their future trajectories.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction Beyond the Hegemonic: A Global Exploration of Theory and Praxis of Men and Masculinities Rajni Singh and Debapriya Ganguly
• 1 In Search of Man Making and Unmaking of Masculinity in Boys’ Love Media Shreya Bhowmik
• 2 Interrogating Fragile Masculinity in Mahasweta Devi’s Breast Stories Biraj Biswas and Bidisha Pal
• 3 Masculinity, Aging, and Health A Rhetorical Analysis of Tulsa King and the Rise of the “Geriaction” Subgenre Kathryn Yazgulian
• 4 Not All Men! A Netnographic Reading of Contemporary Heterosexual Masculinities on Instagram Vishal Raj and Nagendra Kumar
• 5 The Countering Masculinities of Male Identity Reading of Anuradha Roy’s An Atlas of Impossible Longing and Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing Rachna and Averi Mukhopadhyay
• 6 Pink Shirts and Groomed Mustaches Reading Metrosexuality in Contemporary India Krishanu Nath
• 7 Cults of Physicality Masculinities, Leisure, Body in the Material Context Sakshi Nain Bishnoi
• 8 Coming of R-Age Exploring the Labyrinth of Violence among Young Indian Males Saradindu Mandal
• 9 Collaging Queer Masculinity A Confluence of Popular Culture and Academia Yagyaseni Bhattacharya
• 10 Beyond the Symbolic Masculine Body Interrogating Embodied Power and Inner Body in Byayam Samitis of Kolkata Sohini Saha
• 11 Feminine Masculinity and Phallic (Wo)man in K. R. Meera’s Hangwoman Puja Ghosh and Averi Mukhopadhyay
• 12 Mapping Invisible Violence Theorizing Sexual Violence on Men in India Ritika
• 13 Virtual Desires The Twink Trope, Digital Platforms, and Reactionary Masculinity Shambhavi
• 14 Masculine Performance in Urban Places Interrogating the Psyche of the Male Body in OMG2 and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan Pritha Chakraborty and Atolanto Ghoshal
• 15 Capturing Emotions, Unveiling Masculinities Exploring Masculinity in the Roundup Series and South Korean Cinema Sung, Kyoung-suk
• 16 What Defines the Balkan Man? Masculinity in Popular Music Uroš Đurović
• 17 Female Masculinity in Acceptance The Cultural Dynamics of Everyday Life of Tomboyism in Indonesia Wisnu Adihartono
• 18 The Hidden Bias of Formal Equality Masculinity and Gender Norms in India Chiradeep Basak, Prem Kumar Agarwal, and Anirban Senapati
• Notes on Contributors
• Index