[ ... ] as an elite form of masculinity was not a stable category: exposing those who did not live up to its standards risked undermining it even while ... more
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masculinity
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IMC 2012 report 1: rules, filth and gender
@ 2012-11-15 – 22:24:24
[ ... ] 214 on narratives of masculinity. This started off with Joanna Huntington whom I had last seen glorifying rebellion in Huddersfield. This time, she ... more -
Religious men 3: Gregorian reform and performance indicators
@ 2012-10-26 – 21:14:06
[ ... ] Clerical Marriage: Masculinity and Sexuality in the writings of Norman clerics.’ We started off with Benedict looking at whether Anglo-Saxons ... more -
Religious men 2: who are the religious men?
@ 2012-10-17 – 21:33:36
[ ... ] ethnicity and lay masculinity in twelfth century England.’ John Jenkins, Independent Scholar: ‘Mendicant masculinity: a comparison of the ... more -
Religious men 1: rabbis, bishops and saints
@ 2012-08-05 – 09:26:11
[ ... ] my previous work on masculinity (since a lot of papers dealt with gender), but also moving onto new territory, since I've worked mainly on lay ... more -
Why cultural history? 1: History and political agendas
@ 2012-06-24 – 09:03:56
[ ... ] 'The history of masculinity: an outdated concept?', in Sean Brady and John H. Arnold (eds.), What is masculinity? Historical dynamics from ... more -
What to buy early medievalists for Christmas
@ 2011-12-08 – 21:15:41
My book is now available in the UK and the US (price 60 GBP/99 USD): Further details and preview at CUP website. Obviously, you should buy it if … more -
Masculinity and gender asymmetry
@ 2011-05-24 – 14:36:36
[ ... ] that I've written on masculinity and gender over the years, I've used the term 'femininity' only a handful of times. There's an interesting ... more -
The body's grace 1: risky sex and the decline of romance
@ 2011-01-27 – 07:19:47
[ ... ] in story-telling and masculinity. Which is why you're now going to get one of the first blog posts ever which discusses both Rowan Williams and Hugh ... more -
Masculinity and impressing the plebs
@ 2011-01-15 – 20:28:28
[ ... ] form of aristocratic masculinity for another one? I think this ties into wider questions about the ways in which a male elite can achieve and then ... more
