Theorizing language and masculinity - a feminist perspective, Sally Johnson; the role of expletives in the construction of masculinity, Vivian de Klerk; aceptarlo con hombria - representation of masculinity in Spanish political discourse, JoAnne Neff van Aertselaar; performing gender identity - young men's talk and the construction of heterosexual masculinity, Deborah Cameron; taxing and boxing out, Roger Hewitt; doing masculinity in same-sex groups, Jennifer Coates; "Fish boss branded a stinker" - coherence and the construction of masculinities in a British tabloid newspaper, Mary Talbot Rand; what identities can you afford? - masculinity in a multilingual setting, Joan Pujolar; the most important event of my life! - a comparison of male and female written narratives, Ulrike Hanna Meinhof; the object of contempt is the object of desire - representations of masculinity in "Straight to Hell" magazine, John Heywood; power and the language of men, Scott Fabius Kiesling; co-operative talk amongst boys, David Graddol and Margaret Keeton; football talk and the construction of masculine identities, Sally Johnson and Frank Finlay.