Introduction
Abstract
Issue two of New Male Studies: An International Journal for 2022 includes examinations of topical concepts such as the demographic transition, male disappointment, prejudice against men, and toxic masculinity. Solutions to the problem of thwarted masculine affirmation include gender equalism, healthy identities, and male-framed approaches to men’s issues. The seven contributors offer scholarly articles, analysis and opinion pieces, a book review, and a photographic essay.
Author Biography
Dr Gouws is a Professor of English at Springfield College in Massachusetts, U.S.A. and a Lecturer in English at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, U.S.A. He has resident status in Australia, and lives in Canberra for several months of the year, working with Australian colleagues in the fields of male health and male studies. He serves on the editorial board of The International Journal of Family Research and Policy and on the advisory board of The Foundation for Male Studies. His recent publications include Manhood and Mettle in George Eliot Adam Bede and The Mill on the Floss: Male Characters Negotiating Victorian Material Culture, The Confidential Clerk. (Centre for Victorian Studies, Jadavpur University, India) and Oriental Interiors: Identities, Performance, Space. (John Potvin, Ed.)
