Beyond the Hegemonic
A Global Exploration of Theory and Praxis of Men and Masculinities
Will be published approx. on 8. January 2026
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-1-6669-8126-1 (ISBN)
Description
Beyond the Hegemonic: A Global Exploration of Theory and Praxis of Men and Masculinities critically examines the conceptualization of hegemonic masculinity, arguing against its reduction to a monolithic and inherently negative construct. Instead, it proposes a more nuanced understanding of hegemony as crucial for the development of effective strategies for gender justice. The volume investigates the complex interplay between globalization, postcolonialism, neoliberalism, and emergent technologies in shaping masculinities across local, regional, and global scales. It analyzes the dynamic relationship between hegemonic masculinity and a range of non-hegemonic masculinities, including complicit, subordinate, marginalized, and protest masculinities.
Through a diverse range of case studies, encompassing topics such as the influence of Boys' Love media, the fragility of patriarchal masculinity as revealed in marginalized women's narratives, the cultural implications of the "geriaction" subgenre, the negotiation of metrosexuality within Indian contexts, and the intersection of violence and masculinity, the book explores the multifaceted ways in which feminism, globalization, and shifting gender roles have shaped contemporary masculinities, ultimately offering considered projections regarding their future trajectories.
Through a diverse range of case studies, encompassing topics such as the influence of Boys' Love media, the fragility of patriarchal masculinity as revealed in marginalized women's narratives, the cultural implications of the "geriaction" subgenre, the negotiation of metrosexuality within Indian contexts, and the intersection of violence and masculinity, the book explores the multifaceted ways in which feminism, globalization, and shifting gender roles have shaped contemporary masculinities, ultimately offering considered projections regarding their future trajectories.
Reviews / Votes
"Uniquely driven by the intersection of capital, gender and globalization-related phenomena like migration and displacement, this new edited volume offers a nuanced understanding of hegemony and brings to masculinity a multilayered analytical framework that moves beyond the domination/subordination gendered binary. A rich selection of essays on masculinity in literature, cinema, popular culture (including TV series, advertising and social media) charts impressive routes connecting India and East and Southeast Asia to the US and Europe to probe the potential of global capital and communication to modify and reshape local patriarchal legacies. Rajni Singh & Debapriya Ganguly have given us a volume with a true transnational vocation. A significant contribution to the changing field of masculinity studies." * Mena Mitrano, Associate Professor of Anglo-American Literatures, Ca' Foscari University Venice *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 b/w
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
759 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6669-8126-1 (9781666981261)
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Debapriya Ganguly | Rajni Singh
Beyond the Hegemonic
A Global Exploration of Theory and Praxis of Men and Masculinities
E-Book
02/2026
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€107.99
Available for download
Debapriya Ganguly | Rajni Singh
Beyond the Hegemonic
A Global Exploration of Theory and Praxis of Men and Masculinities
E-Book
02/2026
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€107.99
Available for download
Persons
Rajni Singh is Professor of English at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India.
Debapriya Ganguly is Senior Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India.
Debapriya Ganguly is Senior Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1: In Search of Man: Making and Unmaking of Masculinity in Boys' Love Media
Shreya Bhowmik
Chapter 2: Interrogating Fragile Masculinity in Mahasweta Devi's Breast Stories
Biraj Biswas and Bidisha Pal
Chapter 3: Masculinity, Aging, and Health: A Rhetorical Analysis of Tulsa King and the Rise of the "Geriaction" Subgenre
Kathryn Yazgulian
Chapter 4: Not All Men!: A Netnographic Reading of Contemporary Heterosexual Masculinities on Instagram
Vishal Raj and Nagendra Kumar
Chapter 5: The Countering Masculinities of Male Identity: Reading of Anuradha Roy's An Atlas of Impossible Longing and Shubhangi Swarup's Latitudes of Longing
Rachna and Averi Mukhopadhyay
Chapter 6: Pink Shirts and Groomed Mustaches: Reading Metrosexuality in Contemporary India
Krishanu Nath
Chapter 7: Cults of Physicality: Masculinities, Leisure, Body in the Material Context
Sakshi Nain Bishnoi
Chapter 8: Coming of R-age: Exploring the Labyrinth of Violence among Young Indian Males
Saradindu Mandal
Chapter 9: Collaging Queer Masculinity: A Confluence of Popular Culture and Academia
Yagyaseni Bhattacharya
Chapter 10: Beyond the Symbolic Masculine Body: Interrogating Embodied Power and Inner Body in Byayam Samitis of Kolkata
Sohini Saha
Chapter 11: Feminine Masculinity and Phallic (Wo)man in K. R. Meera's Hangwoman
Puja Ghosh and Averi Mukhopadhyay
Chapter 12: Mapping Invisible Violence: Theorizing Sexual Violence on Men in India
Ritika
Chapter 13:
Virtual Desires: the twink trope, digital platforms, and reactionary masculinity
Shambhavi
Chapter 14: Masculine Performance in Urban Places: Interrogating the Psyche of Male Body in OMG 2 and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Pritha Chakraborty and Atolanto Ghoshal
Chapter 15: Capturing Emotions, Unveiling Masculinities: Exploring Masculinity in The Roundup Series and South Korean Cinema
Kyoung-suk Sung
Chapter 16: What Defines the Balkan Man: Masculinity in Popular Music
Uros ?urovic
Chapter 17: Female Masculinity in Acceptance: The Cultural Dynamics of Everyday Life of Tomboyism in Indonesia
Wisnu Adihartono
Chapter 18: The Hidden Bias of Formal Equality: Masculinity, and Gender Norms in India
Chiradeep Basak, Prem Kumar Agarwal and Anirban Senapati
Chapter 1: In Search of Man: Making and Unmaking of Masculinity in Boys' Love Media
Shreya Bhowmik
Chapter 2: Interrogating Fragile Masculinity in Mahasweta Devi's Breast Stories
Biraj Biswas and Bidisha Pal
Chapter 3: Masculinity, Aging, and Health: A Rhetorical Analysis of Tulsa King and the Rise of the "Geriaction" Subgenre
Kathryn Yazgulian
Chapter 4: Not All Men!: A Netnographic Reading of Contemporary Heterosexual Masculinities on Instagram
Vishal Raj and Nagendra Kumar
Chapter 5: The Countering Masculinities of Male Identity: Reading of Anuradha Roy's An Atlas of Impossible Longing and Shubhangi Swarup's Latitudes of Longing
Rachna and Averi Mukhopadhyay
Chapter 6: Pink Shirts and Groomed Mustaches: Reading Metrosexuality in Contemporary India
Krishanu Nath
Chapter 7: Cults of Physicality: Masculinities, Leisure, Body in the Material Context
Sakshi Nain Bishnoi
Chapter 8: Coming of R-age: Exploring the Labyrinth of Violence among Young Indian Males
Saradindu Mandal
Chapter 9: Collaging Queer Masculinity: A Confluence of Popular Culture and Academia
Yagyaseni Bhattacharya
Chapter 10: Beyond the Symbolic Masculine Body: Interrogating Embodied Power and Inner Body in Byayam Samitis of Kolkata
Sohini Saha
Chapter 11: Feminine Masculinity and Phallic (Wo)man in K. R. Meera's Hangwoman
Puja Ghosh and Averi Mukhopadhyay
Chapter 12: Mapping Invisible Violence: Theorizing Sexual Violence on Men in India
Ritika
Chapter 13:
Virtual Desires: the twink trope, digital platforms, and reactionary masculinity
Shambhavi
Chapter 14: Masculine Performance in Urban Places: Interrogating the Psyche of Male Body in OMG 2 and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Pritha Chakraborty and Atolanto Ghoshal
Chapter 15: Capturing Emotions, Unveiling Masculinities: Exploring Masculinity in The Roundup Series and South Korean Cinema
Kyoung-suk Sung
Chapter 16: What Defines the Balkan Man: Masculinity in Popular Music
Uros ?urovic
Chapter 17: Female Masculinity in Acceptance: The Cultural Dynamics of Everyday Life of Tomboyism in Indonesia
Wisnu Adihartono
Chapter 18: The Hidden Bias of Formal Equality: Masculinity, and Gender Norms in India
Chiradeep Basak, Prem Kumar Agarwal and Anirban Senapati