Men in Medieval Feminism

Men, Feminism, and Men’s Contradictory Experiences of Power

In a world dominated by men, the world of men is, by definition, a world of power. That power is a structured part of our economies and systems of political and social organization; it forms part of the core of religion, family, forms of play, and intellectual life. On an individual level, much of what we associate with masculinity hinges on a man’s capacity to exercise power and control.0 But ...

Framing men in feminism: theoretical locations, local contexts and practical passings in men’s gender-conscious positionings on gender equality and feminism

Linn Egeberg Holmgren and Jeff Hearn, Framing men in feminism: theoretical locations, local contexts and practical passings in men’s gender-conscious positionings on gender equality and feminism, 2009, JOURNAL OF GENDER STUDIES, (18), 4, 403-418. JOURNAL OF GENDER STUDIES is available online at informaworldTM: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09589230903260076 Copyright: Taylor and Francis http://www....

Has Feminism Changed Physics?

Looking for Feminism

In a recent talk given at a North American University, a prominent feminist scholar from the United States observed that the contributions of Black women in mass political movements have been given short shrift in both conventional male-centred narratives of revolutionary movements (such as the Black Power movement in the USA), and mainstream feminist accounts of women’s activism, because inter...

Feminism and Psychology

Starting in the 1960s, feminists argued that the discipline of psychology had neglected the study of women and gender and misrepresented women in its research and theories. Feminists also posed many questions worthy of being addressed by psychological science. This call for research preceded the emergence of a new and influential body of research on gender and women that grew especially rapidly...