Raewyn Connell

Australian sociologist (1944-) · Australia · Academics

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Raewyn Connell, usually cited as R. W. Connell, is an Australian feminist sociologist and professor emerita at the University of Sydney, mainly known for co-founding the field of masculinity studies and coining the concept of hegemonic masculinity, as well as for her work on Southern theory.

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2023Honorary Doctorate of Pompeu Fabra UniversityAward2017Jessie Bernard AwardAward1995“Gender terms are contested because the right to account for gender is claimed by conflicting discourses and systems of knowledge.”In their wordsChapter One, Rival KnowledgesRead the whole statement

“The dominance of science in discussions of masculinity thus reflects the position of masculinity (or specific masculinities) in the social relations of gender.”In their wordsChapter OneRead the whole statement

“IN the established gender order, relations of cathexis are organized mainly through the heterosexual couple.”In their wordsMasculinities (1995)Read the whole statement

“Masculinity is necessarily in question in the lives of men whose sexual interest is in other men.”In their wordsPart Two, IntroductionRead the whole statement

“Recognizing multiple masculinities, especially in an individualist culture such as the United States, risks taking thm for alternative lifestyles, a matter of consumer choice.”In their wordsChapter Three, "The Social Organization of Masculinity"Read the whole statement

“A familiar theme in patriarchal ideology is that men are rational while women are emotional. This is a deep-seated assumption in European philosophy.”In their wordsChapter 7, "Men of Reason"Read the whole statement

1944Born3 January 1944

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Gender terms are contested because the right to account for gender is claimed by conflicting discourses and systems of knowledge.
1995, Chapter One, Rival Knowledges, Own words
The sociology of knowledge showed, two generations ago, how major world-views are based on the interests and experiences of major social groups.
1995, Chapter One, Rival Knowledges, Own words
The dominance of science in discussions of masculinity thus reflects the position of masculinity (or specific masculinities) in the social relations of gender.
1995, Chapter One, Own words