This chapter reviews the literature on masculinities and interpersonal violence, with a
specific focus on work emerging from Africa. We argue that a critical, decolonial feminist …

In this chapter we propose theoretical resources for advancing critical scholarship on men,
masculinities and intimate partner violence. We take as our starting point the ways in which …

Changes in political, social, and economic structures in South Africa during the transition
from apartheid to democratic governance in 1994 have put men and masculinity/ies under …

This book examines whether we are witnessing the resilience, persistence and adaptation of
masculinist discourses and practices at both domestic and international levels in the …

Rapidly changing and divergent everyday realities on the African continent call for a more
differentiated examination of the complex experiences and representations of men than is …

abstract As scholars, we are trained and disciplined to build theory through telling particular
stories of the people we research. Although these stories are often packaged as …

Abstract Domestic violence in South Africa is a consequence of the complex interplay of
patriarchy, culture, and the negative masculine construct. The patriarchal cultural beliefs and …

This essay draws on South African history in order to deepen understanding of the high level
of gender based violence in that country, post‐apartheid. Demonstrating the limitations of …

Attention to the role of masculinity in mass violence on the African continent seems to have
been rising in recent years. The gender identities of men as perpetrators, recruitment pools …

The concept 'traditional masculinity'appears frequently in research on gender from multiple,
diverse contexts. Yet there sometimes appears to be a surprising lack of critical engagement …