The Nature of Masculinity

Harnessing the strengths of social theory and new materialisms, this book advances a new critical theory of masculinity.

Steve Garlick is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Victoria. His work has previously appeared in journals such as Body & Society, Philosophy & Social Criticism, Men and Masculinities, and Critical Sociology.

Todd W. Reeser, University of Pittsburg:

The Nature of Masculinity should be of interest to

theoretically informed gender studies scholars and graduate students, particularly those in

the Humanities and social sciences who wish to see theoreticians wh

Frank G. Karioris, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:
For all of the advances in writing and thinking on men and masculinity, there is often a dramatic paucity of engagement with thinking theoretically through the most fundamental and crucial concepts of the field. It is this type of deep theoretical engagement that is crucial for scholars in this field to continue working through. Unafraid of a challenge, Garlick has pushed the field to think with new scholars and theories, a difficult and necessary thrust that we all can benefit from.

Harry Brod, editor of The Making of Masculinities: The New Men’s Studies:
In The Nature of Masculinity, Steve Garlick provides an innovative integration of the critical theory tradition with contemporary gender theories of masculinity, focused on issues of complexity, affect, and biopolitics. These theories are deployed to yield penetrating and important insights into masculinity, technology, and human engagement with the natural world. This book offers intriguing new views into how we think, play, and love.