Helen Hatchell

Masculinities and Whiteness: Issues of Power, Prejudice, and Social Justice Helen Hatchell

The subject of masculinities has quickly gainedpopular interest and has recently become asignificant area of academic research. This bookexplores ways in which secondary school boys in anAustralian school negotiate and interrogatediscursive ideologies relating to hegemonicmasculinities and to the normality of whiteness. Itexamines ways in which students are able to open upspaces to interrogate hegemonic heterosexualmasculinities, to interrogate power relationships,and to access alternative masculinities. The voicesof the students bring to life their everyday lifeexperiences and feelings. This book identifies someof the main theoretical arguments within the field ofmasculinities, particularly as informed by a feministperspective. The new knowledge presented here has thepotential to significantly influence teachingstrategies and transform educational practices whichcan affect social justice issues. This book isessential reading for both practitioners andresearchers at school and university level, and forothers interested in the ways in which the notions ofmasculinities affect society today.