Josep M. Armengol is Professor of English and Gender Studies at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. His recent (co-)edited collections include Alternative Masculinities for a Changing World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), Masculinities and Literary Studies: Intersections and New Directions (2017) and Aging Masculinities in Contemporary U.S. Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Studies of masculinities: an introduction.- 3 Poststructuralism and the «dissolution» of masculine identity.- 4 Masculinity as representation.- 5 Boys don’t cry? Masculinity and the politics of emotion.- 6 Dangerous liaisons? Friendships between men in Western history and culture.- 7 Masculinity as violence? Cultural and literary re-visions.- 8 Conclusions

Josep M. Armengol is Professor of English and Gender Studies at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. His recent (co-)edited collections include Alternative Masculinities for a Changing World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), Masculinities and Literary Studies: Intersections and New Directions (2017) and Aging Masculinities in Contemporary U.S. Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Studies of masculinities: an introduction.- 3 Poststructuralism and the «dissolution» of masculine identity.- 4 Masculinity as representation.- 5 Boys don’t cry? Masculinity and the politics of emotion.- 6 Dangerous liaisons? Friendships between men in Western history and culture.- 7 Masculinity as violence? Cultural and literary re-visions.- 8 Conclusions

Josep M. Armengol is Professor of English and Gender Studies at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. His recent (co-)edited collections include Alternative Masculinities for a Changing World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), Masculinities and Literary Studies: Intersections and New Directions (2017) and Aging Masculinities in Contemporary U.S. Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Studies of masculinities: an introduction.- 3 Poststructuralism and the «dissolution» of masculine identity.- 4 Masculinity as representation.- 5 Boys don’t cry? Masculinity and the politics of emotion.- 6 Dangerous liaisons? Friendships between men in Western history and culture.- 7 Masculinity as violence? Cultural and literary re-visions.- 8 Conclusions