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Raewyn Connell (born 3 January 1944), usually cited as R. W. Connell, is an Australian sociologist and Professor Emerita at the University of Sydney, mainly known for co-founding the field of masculinity studies and coining the concept of hegemonic masculinity, as well as for her work on Southern theory.
As a sociologist, Raewyn became known for research on large-scale class dynamics (Ruling Class, Ruling Culture, 1977; Class Structure in Australian History, 1980), and on how class and gender hierarchies are made and re-made in the everyday life of schools (Making the Difference, 1982; Teachers’ Work, 1985).
Raewyn Connell. Recently published. I'm delighted to say that my book Southern Theory: The global dynamics of knowledge in social science has just been translated into Chinese, and published by Jiangsu People's Publishing House (copyright 2023).
Connell, Raewyn. 2021. Gender: in World Perspective (fourth edition). Cambridge, Polity Press. This is an attempt to be both systematic and accessible. (Is it possible to do both?) It gives an account of gender that is informed by current research, and reflects the global diversity of practices and ideas. Connell, Raewyn. 2015.
Raewyn Connell, BA (Melb), PhD (Syd), is Professor Emerita of the University of Sydney, and a Life Member of the NTEU. She retired as University Professor in 2014.
Raewyn Connell is unusual among sociologists for arguing that sociology, at its emergence, had a global sensibility which it then lost in its mid-twentieth-century re-organisation around a canon and preoccupation with ideas of modernisation. She has worked on the core themes of classical sociology,
Dec 14, 2009 · The Australian sociologist Raewyn Connell's theory of masculinity is the most influential theory in the field of men and masculinities. Along with its enormous impact on the field of gender studies, it has also been taken up across a wide range of other disciplines.
Raewyn Connell, BA (Melb), PhD (Syd), retired from a University Chair in the University of Sydney in 2014, and was appointed Professor Emerita. She has previously held posts at the University of California at Santa Cruz, Macquarie University in Sydney, and Flinders University in Adelaide.
Sep 2, 2013 · Raewyn Connell is University Professor at the University of Sydney, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and one of Australia’s leading social scientists. Her most recent books are Confronting Equality (2011), about social science and politics; Gender: In World Perspective (2009); and Southern Theory (2007), about social ...
Oct 9, 2020 · Raewyn Connell’s theoretical concept of hegemonic masculinity has been profoundly influential in feminist sociology. Despite the rich literature inspired by her theory, conceptual ambiguities have compromised its full potential.
