Minority Men and the Construction of Subaltern Political Masculinities

Abstract

Hegemonic political masculinities have long dominated ideas and norms about what it means to be a “real” political man. At the same time, subordinate or subaltern political masculinities have always co-existed with these hegemonic norms. While such alternative political masculinities may challenge existing masculine norms, they are also shaped by surrounding social and political structures and may, in turn, reinforce them—not least in the pursuit of gaining and retaining political power. This panel brings together papers that explore how hegemonic and subaltern political masculinities are constructed and negotiated across a wide variety of political settings. It examines how men from minority groups, including openly gay politicians and men with ethnic minority backgrounds, strategically perform and communicate subaltern forms of political masculinity through their political leadership. The panel also investigates how these men live and negotiate alternative masculinities across different political and cultural contexts, and how such constructions both challenge and reproduce existing gender orders.

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Depoliticized Diversity: Gay Masculinities and the Politics of Normalcy in Liberal Democracies	View Paper Details
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