Young Feminist Men Finding their Way

Men and feminism is a contentious topic. In theoretical discussions as well in previous studies, men have been described an oxymoron, that being man feminist border land position it entails experiences of so-called gender vertigo or limbo. Still, there are who identify themselves feminists engage settings, parties organizations. this article, I aim to explore how masculinity constructed shaped within feminism. The article based on qualitative interviews with nine young Sweden. Using Sara Ahmed’s queer phenomenology the concepts disorientation reorientation, analyse interviewees experience they navigate their settings. analysis illustrates contrast research, articulate assuredness feminists. However, still somewhat disorienting promotes reflexive journeys through which seek elaborate sensitive, perceptive “softer” masculinity. Feminism can be seen way doing masculinity, ways (re)orient settings understood processes construction. These reorientations background where carry out what call political housekeeping men-feminism. From position, also adopt perspective temporal distance actors history Thus, highlights positioned yet subjects struggle.