Language and Mediated Masculinities: Cultures, Contexts, Constraints

From television shows to the manosphere, and from alt-right communities to fatherhood forums, debates about masculinity have come to dominate the media landscape. This growing cultural tension around masculinities has been discussed and analyzed both for general audiences and in burgeoning academic scholarship. What has been typically overlooked, however, is the role that language plays in these mediated performances of masculinity.



In Language and Mediated Masculinities, Robert Lawson draws...