March 3, 2015
All Day
042 Hagerty Hall
You are cordially invited to a lecture in English
by our 2015 Distinguished Max Kade Visiting Professor
Stefan Horlacher (TU-Dresden)
"What Makes a Man a Man?"
Masculinity Studies in Germany:
A Critical Survey
In 1984 German singer and songwriter Herbert Grönemeyer released his hit single "Wann ist der Mann ein Mann?" About 30 years later, and with considerable delay, Masculinity Studies has finally gathered momentum in Germany and is pushing ahead in new directions beyond sociology and history. This presentation offers a critical survey of the state of the art of Masculinity Studies in Germany and asks for alternative perspectives to help flesh out the numerous lacunae still existent in this discipline.