Masculinities in Theory is a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the field of masculinity studies from a humanities perspective. Serves as a much-needed introduction to the field for students and scholars of cultural studies, literature, art, film, communication, history, and gender studiesIncludes discussions of gay/queer, feminist, and gender studies in relation to masculinityCovers the key theoretical approaches to the study of masculinity, and introduces new modelsExplores the question "What is masculinity and how does it work?"Looks at language, discourse, signification, power, cross-dressing, female, queer and transsexual masculinity, race and masculinity, nation and masculinity, interracial masculinities, and masculinities in history