Men and Masculinities Website on AIDSPORTAL & MenEngage
July 1st, 2008Some good resources on Men and Masculinities can be found on this website, which is focused on HIV:
>> http://www.aidsportal.org/overlay_details.aspx?nex=1008
GenderDemocrat - A website about Gender Democracy
July 1st, 2008In Europe the term “Gender Democracy” is getting increasingly used in the field of equal opportunities policies. Dutch author Peter Redvoort has made a very personal statement about it explaining his view about the possible benefit of such policies: for men and for a whole country.
>> http://genderdemocracy.blogspot.com
Megacities - another documentation by Michael Glawogger
June 4th, 2008And another movie by Michael Glawogger showed the life of men (and women) in big cities like Mumbai, Moscow, New York and Mexico City - Megacities
Workingman´s Death: A movie by Michael Glawogger
June 4th, 2008Austrian director Michael Glawogger gives us five glimpses of the working conditions of men in five different countries:
A movie trailer of “Workingman´s Death” can be seen on Youtube:
Web Keywords: Masculinities in Pakistan, Masculinities in Nigeria, Masculinities in Indonesia, Masculinities in China, Masculinities in Ucraine.
Masculinity and Soccer (Football)
April 16th, 2008The upcoming EURO 2008TM Soccer Championship is a good opportunity to take a look at publications dealing with gender and sports.
“Arena der Maennlichkeit” (Arena of Masculinity) is a book focusing on masculinity and soccer:
Masculinities in Albania: An Art Project by Charlotte Åberg
March 18th, 2008Charlotte Åberg has encouraged prisoners in Tirana / Albania to express their dreams in creative work.
Read more about this project here:
>> http://www.rhiz.eu/article-4849-en.html
Masculinities in Chile and Latin America
February 28th, 2008A very useful collection about Masculinities in Chile and Latin America can be found on the following website:
International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities
February 3rd, 2008Michael Flood, Judith Kegan Gardiner, Bob Pease and Keith Pringle von Routledge have published a good overview of the current research on masculinities worldwide:
Masculinities in the Roman Empire
January 4th, 2008An interesting publication on this topic:
Migration, Islam and Masculinities
January 4th, 2008… was the title of an international conference held in Germany in 2007, with speeches focusing on different countries worldwide.
The conference website: