PhD researcher in gender, men and masculinities, University of Huddersfield
Through my three degrees so far, in politics, philosophy, and now sociology, I have focused my attention on gender. My PhD thesis explores the ways in which notions of men, masculinities and manhoods have changed in tandem with changes to capitalism. I also write a blog on masculinity.
Metrosexual, hipster, spornosexual: why do we keep redefining men?
May 07, 2017 09:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Ten years ago, men were metrosexual, but now Ive lost track. Currently, the spornosexual, a more body conscious and sexually explicit version of the metrosexual, is vying with the check-shirted, bearded lumbersexual for...
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