Masculinities (S03*)

• Subject Area: Medieval History ; Early Modern History ; German Medieval Studies (Medieval German Literature) ; Art History ; Modern and Contemporary History ; History of Science
• Term: from 2020 to 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 181750155

This project investigates masculinity as a fundamental category of the heroic and thus contributes to critical masculinity studies within the wider field of gender research. As the SFB's previous research has shown, it is men that are predominantly worshipped as heroes. Simultaneously, the heroization of men conveys ideal masculinities, around which both men and women are forced to position themselves. In this project, culturally and historically varying masculinities will be analyzed and compared from the perspectives of the studies of Islam, history, visual arts, literature and culture.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 948: Heroes - Heroisations - Heroisms. Transformations and Conjunctures from Antiquity to the Modern Age
• Applicant Institution: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Cornelia Brink; Professor Dr. Joachim Grage; Dr. Olmo Gölz; Dr. Andreas Plackinger