Language and Mediated Masculinities: Cultures, Contexts, Constraints by Robert Lawson
Language and Mediated Masculinities by Robert Lawson is a non-fiction academic book that explores how language constructs masculinity across various media, including social media, newspapers, and television shows. Book Details and SummaryThe book offers a critical analysis of the intersection between language, masculinities, and identities in contemporary society, examining issues such as toxic masculinity, positive masculinity, online radicalization, and fatherhood. Robert Lawson, an Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics at Birmingham City University, uses methods from critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and sociolinguistics to explore how language is used to monitor, evaluate, and police gender identities.
- Publication Date: January 24, 2023
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0190081058 (paperback) and 978-0190081041 (hardback)
- Print Length: 328 pages (paperback version) or 344 pages (hardback version)
Where to BuyThe book is available from several major retailers in various formats:
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| Amazon.com | Paperback, Hardback, eTextbook |
| Oxford University Press | Paperback, Hardback |
| Blackwell's | Paperback, Hardback |
| VitalSource | eTextbook |
| eBay UK | Paperback |
Expert & User Opinions: Reviewers and experts generally find the book to be a valuable and insightful contribution to sociolinguistic studies.
- According to a review in the International Journal of Communication, the book is particularly suited for undergraduate or graduate students taking courses on language, gender/sexuality, and linguistic anthropology due to its accessible approach and detailed research methods.
- Reviewers on Goodreads described the research as "terrific and quite frightening," particularly the exploration of the "manosphere," but also highlighted a "great chapter on Brooklyn Nine-Nine to cheer everyone up".
- One review from the LSE Review of Books suggests the book challenges readers to understand how the "reinvigoration of men's rights as a reaction to social progressivism is a destructive force that threatens progress".