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masculinities

NOUN
manliness
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Lesbian and Gay History and Muslim Masculinities, absorbing everything my instructors had to say about “queerness”—until I learned what they actually meant by the term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Dr Conor Murray, a senior lecturer in criminology at Ulster University, is the author of Young Men, Masculinities and Imprisonment: An ethnographic study in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Opening on March 19, "Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear" looks at menswear in different centuries, shining a light on designers, tailors and artists.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2022

“This happens all the time,” said Tristan Bridges, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the co-editor of the journal, Men and Masculinities.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2020

As the director of Stony Brook University’s Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities, he’s a leader in the emerging field of masculinity studies.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2017



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