Tag: masculinity
Sports remain hostile territory for LGBTQ Americans
Rachel Allison, Mississippi State University and Chris Knoester, The Ohio State University
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When men started to obsess over six-packs
Conor Heffernan, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
The cultural obsession with six-pack abdominals shows...
As the pandemic rages, the US could use a little bit...
Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College
In recent years, the English-speaking world has found two Danish concepts, “pyt” and “hygge,” useful for dealing with anxiety and stress.
Now...
More penises are appearing on TV and in film – but...
Peter Lehman, Arizona State University
If you’ve noticed an uptick of male frontal nudity in TV and in movies in recent years, you’re onto something.
In...
South African singer Nakhane redefines ideas of masculinity
Gibson Ncube, University of Zimbabwe
The clichéd adage “boys will be boys” has, over the ages, normalised unbecoming behaviours. It has also socialised young men...
George Washington would have so worn a mask
Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino
The genre “What would X do?” – where X stands for a noted figure in history, say Jesus or Dolly...
How air guitar became a serious sport
Byrd McDaniel, Brown University
Advertised as the “greatest thing you’ve never seen,” the 2019 U.S. Air Guitar Championships will take place this summer.
Competitors from...
Super Bowl ads played it safe, but we can still challenge...
Dillon Thomas Browne, University of Waterloo
After this month’s online commotion about the #MeToo Gillette ad and a previous spot by Nike inspired by Black...
EXPLORING NATURE
Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...
Caitlin Grady, George Washington University and Sachi Nandurkar, George Washington University
Formula 1 auto racing is one of the...
