Category: Masculinity

Hyper-masculinity and the Song Blurred Lines: Critical Essay Masculinity can be defined as attributes that are considered to be characteristic of men. The basic definition may seem harmless, but the way in which masculinity is performed can have a negative effect. Media uses masculinity to display its superiority over the genders and patriarchal views. Music…

Masculinity And Sexism In Men’s Lifestyle Magazines It is important to highlight that the imagined reader is an abstract conceptual category, and that the reading goals of the real readers are always broader that what characterises the imaginary addressee. Therefore, it is not necessary for the real reader to unrestrainedly recognise himself in this created…

Masculinity: Military Mental Health And Suicide Every year, approximately 45,000 people lose their lives through the act of suicide, making this the tenth leading cause of death across America. Statistics show that it is more common for men to go through with self-harm and be successful than women. In the military, suicide rates have been…

Essay on Masculinity in ‘Things Fall Apart Introduction: Unveiling the Complexities of Masculinity in Igbo Society No singular work of the twentieth century explores the complexity of the Igbo tradition and its ties with concrete nativism and toxic masculinity like Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart does. This adorable story, set in in the transition period…

Concept of Masculinity in My Last Duchess: Analytical Essay Who can be wise, amazed, temp’rate and furious, loyal and neutral, in a moment? No man. Emma-Rose Devine Reports T he clock of manhood is certainly missing a hand. And in irony, time is changing, society is evolving, but the phrase masculinity has been smeared and…