Uses of Raewyn Connell in the Construction of the Sub-Field of Masculinities Studies in France

The HSS Scholar as a Symbolic Good

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ID17830393
AutoresLaurent Afresne (0009-0006-1215-3727, autor de correspondencia)
TraductoresJean-Yves Bart
Año2026
Volumen18
Fecha de publicación2026-01-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBiens Symboliques / Symbolic Goods (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2490-9424 • E-ISSN: 2490-9424
EditorialOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/162db
OpenAlexW7154342311
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas60

By understanding the HSS (humanities and social sciences) scholar as a symbolic good, this article shows the intertwining of the French reception of the sociology of Raewyn Connell—an internationally leading figure in masculinities studies—and of the construction of a sub-field of masculinities studies in France. Drawing on his PhD research, the author evidences a significant increase in references to Connell’s work in French HSS scholarship and a spike of translations into French at the turn of the 2010s. This was the work of young scholars, based at EHESS, who saw Connell as a symbolic good that they used to confer legitimacy on their own research and contribute to the institutionalization of their research themes

History of sociology · Institutionalisation · Legitimacy · Scholarship · The Symbolic · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies

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