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This book has explored the affective intensities of masculinity in sha** gendered experience. Through tracking moments of significance in Adam’s life over a period of 20 years, it has examined how these intensities moved him towards and away from a hegemonic masculinity of physical toughness, domination, competition and an opposition to ‘the feminine’. This final chapter re-visits and locates the key insights of the previous chapters within broader local and global contexts and, in particular, the increasingly polarised social terrains that have led to new forms of backlash against feminism and women. The chapter argues that nuanced insight into the affective intensities of men’s experiences of masculinity is central to our broader endeavours as those who educate, support and work with boys and men to transform gender inequalities. The chapter considers what theories of affect contribute to the field of masculinities and gender transformation.
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Keddie, A. (2022). The Affective Intensities of Masculinity in Sha** Gendered Experience. In: The Affective Intensities of Masculinity in Sha** Gendered Experience. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2214-5_5
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