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From Hegemonic Masculinity to the Hegemony of Men
Jeff Hearn
Huddersfield University and Swedish School of Economics, Finland
This article evaluates the usefulness of the concept of hegemony in theorizing men. The discussion is located within the framework of ‘Critical Studies on Men’ (CSM), in which the centrality of power issues is recognized, rather than that of ‘Men’s Studies’, where it is frequently not. Recent uses, as in ‘hegemonic masculinity’ in the analysis of masculinities, are subjected to a qualified critique. Instead a shift is proposed from masculinity to men, to focus on ‘the hegemony of men’. This formulation seeks to address the double complexity that men are both a social category formed by the gender system and collective and individual agents, often dominant collective and individual agents, of social practices. This is explored mainly in relation to substantive studies on men, and briefly the institutional development of CSM. The concluding discussion examines how these arguments connect with debates in feminist theory and social theory.
Key Words: gender • hegemony • ideology • masculinities • men • power
Feminist Theory, Vol. 5, No. 1,
49-72 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1464700104040813
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