Barber's book, Styling Masculinity: Gender, Class, and Inequality in the Men's Grooming Industry (Rutgers University Press) is now available from the press here and at Amazon, GoodReads, Booksamillion, and BarnesandNoble.
Most Recent Interview:
Barber talks masculinity and nostalgia in the barbershop on KQED San Francisco Public Radio, here.
Barber talks masculinity and nostalgia in the barbershop on KQED San Francisco Public Radio, here.
"Barber provides excellent insight into how women groom men while upholding their gender and class identities, and how masculinity and beauty are not at odds with each other. Truly a pleasure." -Jamie Mullaney, author of Paid to Party: Working Time and Emotion in Direct Home Sales
"What does it mean that contemporary men are going to salons, getting their nails done, or dyeing their hair? Kristen Barber examines how these practices are intimately related to shifting definitions of masculinity, and actually buttress gender, race, and class inequalities. A compelling and colorful read." -C.J. Pascoe, author of Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School
"What does it mean that contemporary men are going to salons, getting their nails done, or dyeing their hair? Kristen Barber examines how these practices are intimately related to shifting definitions of masculinity, and actually buttress gender, race, and class inequalities. A compelling and colorful read." -C.J. Pascoe, author of Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School
"A deep examination of the rise of male beauty culture." -The New York Times
"A well-researched contribution to the sociology of work, gender studies, and consumer culture … Highly recommended." -Choice
"A well-researched contribution to the sociology of work, gender studies, and consumer culture … Highly recommended." -Choice
Styling Masculinity makes The New York Times' list of "Stylish Reads"
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By ALEX TUDELA DEC. 7, 2016
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Style to Custom Shoes
By ALEX TUDELA DEC. 7, 2016
“Snow Beach,” $40, at powerhousebooks.com. “The Palace Book,” $65, at Dover Street Market New York. “Men of Style,” $29.95, at laurenceking.com. “Work in Progress,” $55, at rizzoliusa.com. “Men and Style,” $30, at abramsbooks.com. “Styling Masculinity,” $27.95, at rutgersuniversitypress.org.
Dr. Kristen Barber received her Ph.D. from University of Southern California. She joined the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Sociology faculty in the fall of 2011 and is affiliated with the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department. Her research focuses on issues of Gender, Inequalities, Culture, Organizations, and Qualitative Methods. Barber's research appears in Gender & Society, Mobilization, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, and Contexts, among other academic journals, and has been reprinted in popular anthologies.
Barber is Culture Editor for Contexts, a publication of the American Sociological Association, Editorial Board Member of Gender & Society, elected council member for the ASA's section on Sex and Gender, and has served as a grant reviewer for the National Science Foundation.
Barber is Culture Editor for Contexts, a publication of the American Sociological Association, Editorial Board Member of Gender & Society, elected council member for the ASA's section on Sex and Gender, and has served as a grant reviewer for the National Science Foundation.
