What do we learn about styles of contemporary masculinity from superhero movies? What do we learn about styles of contemporary masculinity from superhero movies? [Writer’s Name] [Institute’s Name] What do we learn about styles of contemporary masculinity from superhero movies? Masculinity refers to the set of qualities, attributes and roles attributed with the male gender, and the habits and personality traits considered desirable in men. Following in the footprints of feminist scholarship, during the last decade, there has been an increasing number of studies proposing and concluding that heterosexual masculinity associated with brawn and brute strength is a social construct in a similar way as femininity is associated with meek and fragile women. It is in the process of being critically analyzed and deconstructed from the natural gender identity it was considered previously, into a variety of levels of social and political affairs and media influence. It is no longer seen as a real and unified position, but like feminism, an idea put into the mass’s head leading them to believe that something socially constructed is the natural way of life. Masculinity has been exploring its own duality in all domains of life, from psychology to TV Series, contemporary literary works or superhero movies. Often, men are presented with two extremes of manliness. They can be either the jerk, or the hero who saves th…
