Pathaan, Military Masculinity and the Possibility of a Queer Reading – Pushpesh Kumar
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. Pathaan, an action-thriller film, marked Shah Rukh Khan’s…
Pathaan, Meri Jaan…Memoirs, Analyses and Reflections
In this series, we are trying to examine our personal and professional engagement with the popular, particularly the Hindi film.…
Contesting Masculinities and Agency of Women in Kashmir by Amya Agarwal (2022): A Review by Aatina Nasir Malik
Amya Agarwal’s Contesting Masculinities and Agency of Women in Kashmir (published by Rowman and Littlefield in 2022) entails a discussion…
Masculinity in Bollywood Films – Oishika Ghosh
In a patriarchal society, there are dominant ideas about the feminine and masculine. This would however vary across different sections…
‘Male Breasts’ and Masculinity: A Critical Look at the ‘Ideal Body’ – Aashirwad Chakravarty
An anonymous quote from the internet says: “Don’t let your mind bully your Body”[i]. Herbert Mead’s Mind, Self and Society…
Making of a Boy: An interrogation of Social Practices of Masculinity – Shreya Sharma and Pranami Tamuli
This article seeks to understand practices of toxic masculinity whose roots are deeply embedded in society. An analysis of such…
The Flower Boy Trend of South Korea: Changing Language of Masculinity – Rupsikha Baruah
Beauty and makeup are a billion-dollar industry today. Although traditionally, this industry has been associated solely with women, makeup has cut…
Masculinity, Mobility and the Indian Middle Class: A Discussion with Michiel Baas
The Doing sociology team spoke to Michiel Baas on his new book Muscular India: Masculinity, Mobility and the New Middle…