MASCULINITY RESTORED? PUTIN’S RUSSIA AND TRUMP’S AMERICA

MASCULINITY RESTORED? PUTIN’S RUSSIA AND TRUMP’S AMERICA

A major legacy of the Soviet Union is the overburdening of Russian women and the demoralization of Russian men. Putin uses hypermasculinity to appeal to these men. Is Trump stealing from Putin’s playbook in wielding masculine bravado as a tool of state power? We may be witnessing a remasculinization...

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Veröffentlicht in:Contexts (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2020-05, Vol.19 (2), p.16-21
Hauptverfasser: ashwin, sarah, utrata, jennifer
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Domestic violence
features
Masculinity
Men
Populism
Putin, Vladimir
Racism
State power
Trump, Donald J
Women
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Zusammenfassung:A major legacy of the Soviet Union is the overburdening of Russian women and the demoralization of Russian men. Putin uses hypermasculinity to appeal to these men. Is Trump stealing from Putin’s playbook in wielding masculine bravado as a tool of state power? We may be witnessing a remasculinization of both countries, as gendered performances continue to galvanize waves of populism worldwide.
ISSN:1536-5042
1537-6052
DOI:10.1177/1536504220920189