PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY
- In an article for The Dallas Morning News, “In Deep Ellum, Blade Craft Trains a New Kind of Barber with a Focus on Inclusion,” Barber discusses the liberating possibilities of a new barbering curriculum with journalist, Irena Fischer-Hwang, September 12, 2019.
- Barber discusses how barbershops are “reprieves for men who might feel intimidated by shifting gender relations outside of the barbershop,” in Dave McGinn’s The Globe and Mail article, “A Cut Above: Traditional Barbershops are Back,” August 22, 2019.
- Dr. Barber talks with journalist, Hazel Cills for Jezebel, about the history of selling beauty products to men and women, for the article: "A Short History of Manly Beauty Products for Masculine Men."
- For The Journal News, Dr. Barber talks to Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy about the presumed marketplace value of salon services for privileged men, “A Salon of His Own: Men Don’t Play Second Fiddle Here."
- Also posted on USA Today (here).
- Nora Whelan talks to Dr. Barber about the limits of sartorial fluidity in the Playboy article, “Why So Many Men Chase Skirts, But Won’t Wear them."
- The white tank top, Dr. Barber explains in a C. Brian Smith MEL Magazine article on the "wife beater," "allows white-collar men to borrow associations of ‘real’ — i.e., laboring — masculinity on the weekends."
- Dr. Barber talks about how shifts in gender relations inform men's commercial grooming on NPR's Marketplace, "New Barbershops Cash in on Male Grooming Trend,"with Sam Harnett.
- Dr. Barber talks about masculinity and class in an article on the "man halo" for The New York Times, by Thomas Viciguerra: "What's the Deal with that Guy's Fluffy Hair?"
- Styling Masculinity is featured in the Naturally Curly post on, "10 Books That Will Change The Way you Think About Hair," by Chelsea Johnson.
- Dr. Barber talks about manhood's incompatibility with touch in MEL Magazine's article on "Cuddle Parties and the Death of Platonic Male Touch," by C. Brian Smith.
- KQED San Francisco Public Radio interviews Dr. Barber about the rise of hipster barbershops, here. See the accompanying article by Sam Harnett, "Is Masculine Anxiety Fueling the Rise of Nostalgic Barbershops?"
- Journalist Kyle Hagerty mentions Styling Masculinity in the Forbes.com article, "Barbershops are Back and Bucking Retail Trends."
- MEL Magazine covers Kristen Barber and Tristan Bridges' new Contexts publication in "The Rise of 'Ironic Masculinity' in Advertising", by C. Brian Smith.
- St. Louis Public Radio features Dr. Barber's new team research on the Women's March: "Study on the Women's March Wants to Know What Motivated St. Louis Participants," by Jenny Simeone.
- Allure Magazine mentions Styling Masculinity in "Here's Why Botox Might be Feminist After All," by Lindsy Van Gelder.
- The New York Times recommends Styling Masculinity as a "Stylish Read" for Men: Gift Ideas for Fashionable Men, From Books on Style to Custom Shoes," by Alex Tudela.
- BYURadio's The Matt Townsend Show with Matt Townsend asks Dr. Barber about the role of the barbershop in men's lives, today: "The Disappearing Barbershop."
- MEL Magazine, Zak Stone reviews Styling Masculinity in "What's the Difference Between a Barber Shop and a Salon 'for Men'?"
- Dr. Barber joins Taylor Quimby of New Hampshire Public Radio on the show, Word of Mouth: "The End of the Barbershop?"
- Wisconsin Public Radio interviews Dr. Barber on the show, Central Time, with Rob Ferrett, "The Decline of the Barbershop, And the Rise of Men's Salons."
- C. Brian Smith interviews Dr. Barber for a piece on, "What it Means to Smell Like a Man," for MEL Magazine.
- The Conversation features Dr. Barber's blog post: "Goodbye to the Barbershop?"
- FM Style Magazine discusses Styling Masculinity: "Where the Guys Go," by Pamela Hammonds.
- NPR’s Marketplace features Dr. Barber's research on the grooming industry: "How it Became OK for Men to Take Care of Themselves," with Sabri Ben-Achour.
- Thomas Page McBee interviews Dr. Barber for an article in Playboy Magazine: "What the Barbershop Renaissance Says about Men."