Beschreibung
This book considers issues of social and ecological significance through a masculinities lens. Earth - our home for aeons - is reeling. The atmosphere is heating up, causing reefs to bleach, fisheries to collapse, regions to flood and dry, vast tracts to burn, the polar ice caps to melt, ancient glaciers to retreat, biodiversity to decline exacerbated by the sixth great extinction, and more. Meanwhile, social and economic disparities are widening. Pandemics are cauterising glocal communities and altering our social mores. Nationalism is feeding divisiveness and hate, especially through men's violence. Politically extreme individuals and groups are exalting freedom while scapegoating the marginalised. Such are the symptoms of an emerging (m)Anthropocene. This anthology contends with these alarming trends, pointing our attention towards their gendered origins. Building on our monograph Ecological Masculinities: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Guidance (2018), this collection of essays is framed as a dinner party conversation grouped into six discursive themes. Their views reflect a growing community of practice, whose combined efforts capture the most recent perspectives on masculine ecologisation. Together, they aim to help create a more caring world for all, moving the ecological masculinities conversation forward as it becomes an established, international, and pluralised field of study.
Autorenportrait
Paul M. Pulé is an Australian social and environmental justice activist and scholar, specialising in the theoretical and practical aspects of men, masculinities, and Earth. Along with Ecological Masculinities (2018), recent additional publications on the topic include Climate Hazards, Disasters, And Gender Ramifications (2019); Ecomasculinities: Negotiating Male Gender Identity in U.S. Fiction (2019); Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies (2019). His research informs popular science reports on the masculinities of climate denial, with applications in Transitions community activism as well.Martin Hultman is a scholar/activist of energy, climate, and environmental issues. His publications in Environmental Humanities, NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies, History & Technology, and Hydrogen Energy, along with numerous books, special issues, contributions to two handbooks, and journal articles, weave together masculinities, Nature rights, and Earth care. Notable amongst there are Ecological Masculinities (2018), Nature's Rights: Making Peace with the Earth (2019). He is a frequent contributor to newspapers, public discussions, interviews, and lectures exploring the Environmental Humanities.