Week 1: Introduction to course (Syllabus overview, requirements, getting to know each other)

Week 2: ‘Men and Gender’ / Concept of Hegemonic Masculinity

Assigned readings:

Connell, R. W., & Messerschmitt, J. W. (2005). Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept. Gender and Society, 19(6), 829–859.

West, C., & Zimmerman, D. H. (1987). Doing Gender. Gender and Society, 1(2), 125–151.

Week 3: Men’s Studies in Europe

Assigned readings:

Christensen, A., & Jensen, S.Q. (2014). Combining hegemonic masculinity and intersectionality. NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies, 9, 60 - 75.

Hearn, J., & Pringle, K. (2009). Violences. In European perspectives on Men and Masculinities: National and transnational approaches (pp. 149–169 ). essay, Palgrave Macmillan.

Week 4: Fatherhood and Masculinities

Assigned readings:

Kearney, J. (2000). Fatherhood and masculinities: A comparative study of the ideals and realities of fatherhood and masculinity in Britain and Sweden. Centre for Social Research and Practice.

Wall, G., & Arnold, S. (2007). How Involved Is Involved Fathering? An Exploration of the Contemporary Culture of Fatherhood. Gender and Society, 21(4), 508–527.

Week 5: Militarized Masculinities

Assigned readings:

Kay, R. (2016). Military service: Rite of passage or waste of time? The Fallen Heroes of PostSoviet Change. Men in Contemporary Russia. , 57–82.

Sasson-Levy, O. (2011). Research on Gender and the Military in Israel: From a Gendered Organization to Inequality Regimes. Israel Studies Review, 26(2), 73–98.

Week 6: Masculinity and Sports

Assigned readings:

Adams, A. (2011). ‘Josh Wears Pink Cleats’: Inclusive Masculinity on the Soccer Field. Journal of Homosexuality, 58, 579 - 596.

Anderson, E. (2008). ‘I Used to Think Women Were Weak’: Orthodox Masculinity, Gender Segregation, and Sport. Sociological Forum, 23(2), 257–280.

Week 7: Gay Masculinities and Homophobia

Assigned readings:

Bucher, J. (2014). ‘But He Can't Be Gay’: The Relationship between Masculinity and Homophobia in Father-Son Relationships. The Journal of Men's Studies, 22, 222 - 237.

Connell, R.W. (1992). A very straight gay: Masculinity, homosexual experience, and the dynamics of gender. American Sociological Review, 57, 735–751.

Week 8: Transnational Masculinities and Migration

Assigned readings:

Koskela, K. (2019). Intersecting Experiences: Class, Gender, Ethnicity and Race in the Lives of Highly Skilled Migrants in Finland. Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 9, 311 - 328.

Wojnicka, K., & Nowicka, M. (2021). Understanding migrant masculinities through a spatially intersectional lens. Men and Masculinities.

Week 9: Racialized and Colonized Masculinities

Assigned readings:

Fanon, F. (1986). The Lived Experience of the Black Man’ . In Black Skin, white masks; (pp. 109–141). essay, Pluto Press.

Kimmel, M., Hearn, J., & Connell, R. (2005). Globalization, Imperialism, and Masculinities. In Handbook of Studies on Men & Masculinities (pp. 71–89). essay, SAGE.

Week 10: Gender, Masculinity and Sexuality in Post-Soviet Countries

Assigned readings:

Fiałkowska, K. (2018). Negotiating masculinities: Polish male migrants in the UK – insights from an intersectional perspective. NORMA, 14, 112 - 127.

Vanke, A. (2017). Masculinities, bodies and subjectivities: Working-class men negotiating Russia’s Post-Soviet Gender Order. Masculinity, Labour, and Neoliberalism, 195–218.

Week 11: Masculinities in Scandanivia

Assigned readings:

Hearn, J., Nordberg, M., Andersson, K., Balkmar, D., Gottzén, L., Klinth, R., Pringle, K., & Sandberg, L. (2012). Hegemonic Masculinity and Beyond: 40 years of Research in Sweden. Men and Masculinities, 15(1), 31–55.

Holter, Ø. G. (2016). Unraveling the maze: Gender equality and men's practices in Norway. In Men and masculinities around the world: Transforming men's practices (pp. 85–96). essay, Palgrave Macmillan.

Week 12: Masculinities in Middle East

Assigned readings:

De Sondy, A. (2011). Prophecy and masculinities: The case of the qur’anic Joseph. CrossCurrents, 61(4), 529–539.

Inhorn, M.C. (2012). The New Arab Man: Emergent Masculinities, Technologies, and Islam in the Middle East. Princeton University Press.