Ulf Mellström
Biographic Data
| ID | 371955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ulf Mellström |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ulf |
| FAMILY NAME | Mellström |
| SIGNATURE | MELLSTRÖM U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karlstad University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7235-0179 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 85 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
He leads a lonely life: Single Men's Narratives of Dating and Relationships in the Context of Transnational Migration
This paper presents findings from a qualitative research project examining the dating narratives of single migrant men residing in Sweden and Italy. The study, analyzing 48 interviews with individuals from Syrian, Polish, Bangladeshi and Romanian backgrounds, along with ethnographic observations, employs a theoretical framework rooted in sexual capital theory and critical studies on men and masculinities. The analysis sheds light on the challenge…
Waiting or dating? Migrant bachelors in the European borderscapes
The article presents results from an interview study on migrant bachelors and discusses differences between Bangladeshi migrants in Italy and Syrian migrants in Sweden, in how they present as singles. Interviewees articulate a simplified distinction between singlehood in Europe and singlehood in Bangladesh or Syria. Singlehood has been theorized as wavering between a period of waiting and a lifestyle with its own inherent value. In our sample, wh…
ÄG – Ämnesföreningen för genusvetenskap i Sverige
Masculinity studies - more relevant than ever
On war, hegemony and (political) masculinities
Returning to the 'Man' question in the posthuman predicament
Gender studies as the political straw man
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Covid-19, masculinity and risk/at risk
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Cyborgs and entanglements of technology, masculinity, and (automated) vehicles
In this article, we will discuss different entanglements of technology and masculinity with a special focus on (automated) vehicles. Starting from a cyborg- epistemology formulated as 'thesis, anti
The current predicament of masculinity studies
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The challenge of reaching out for masculinity studies
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A restoration of classic patriarchy
Masculinities, Gender Equality and Crisis Management
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A new issue and a new Centre for Masculinity Studies
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In the time of masculinist political revival
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Difference, complexity and (onto)epistemological challenges in masculinity studies
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Changing and globalising Masculinity Studies
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Masculinity at risk
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Multidimensional masculinities
Eduscapes: Interpreting transnational flows of higher education
‘Knowledge society’ and ‘knowledge economy’ are current buzzwords in the visions of the future made by nations, regions and federations on a global scale. A concrete outcome of this is the globalisation and intensification of higher education and research. The visions based on a knowledge component should be treated as expressions of an ideology. In this article we use the notion of ‘eduscapes’ and ‘imaginaries’ as analytics for an understanding …
Linn Egeberg Holmgren: IngenMansLand. Om män som feminister, intervjuframträdanden och passerandets -politik
From masculinity politics to a politics of intimacy and vulnerability
Kunskapssamhällets gästarbetare: Internationella studenter i interferenser mellan kön, sexualitet, nationalitet och klass i globaliserade utbildningslandskap
The aim of this article is to investigate interferences between gender, class, sexuality, and ethnicity among international students by looking at migration patterns and living conditions of international master and PhD-students at three Swedish universities (Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Linköping University (LiU), The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)). The experiences of these students with regard to transnationalism, higher educatio…
Moving beyond the comfort zone of masculinity politics
Patriarchy, violence and African male powerlessness: An interview with Robert Morrell on gender relations in South Africa
”Patriarchy, violence and African male powerlessness: An interview with Robert Morrell on gender relations in South Africa”
Machines and Masculine Subjectivity: Technology as an Integral Part of Men’s Life Experiences
This article draws on anthropological work among two groups of technical specialists, mechanics in Malaysia and engineers in Sweden. From a cross-cultural perspective, it focuses on and critically examines ways in which masculine bonds are mediated and communicated through interactions with machines, in particular, motorbikes and cars. In these different social settings, technologies can be understood as means of an embodied communication for for…
Patriarchal Machines and Masculine Embodiment
Hegemonic masculinity is a concept that has been of central concern in gender research on different masculinities. However, with the exception of the pioneering work of Wajcman, it has not been widely discussed in relation to studies of science and technology. In this article, which mainly draws on anthropological fieldwork among car and motor mechanics in Penang, Malaysia, a certain form of hegemonic masculinity, based on an intimate embodied in…
In the time of masculinist political revival
In these current times of masculinist political revival in different parts of the world combined with openly sexist and male chauvinistic agendas, masculinity studies have a vital task of understan
Eduscapes: Interpreting transnational flows of higher education
‘Knowledge society’ and ‘knowledge economy’ are current buzzwords in the visions of the future made by nations, regions and federations on a global scale. A concrete outcome of this is the globalisation and intensification of higher education and research. The visions based on a knowledge component should be treated as expressions of an ideology. In this article we use the notion of ‘eduscapes’ and ‘imaginaries’ as analytics for an understanding …
On war, hegemony and (political) masculinities
Covid-19, masculinity and risk/at risk
It is April 2020 and we live in uncertain times. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing and affecting our lives in ways that we could not have foreseen a couple of months ago. The pandemic is global jus
Moving beyond the comfort zone of masculinity politics
Waiting or dating? Migrant bachelors in the European borderscapes
The article presents results from an interview study on migrant bachelors and discusses differences between Bangladeshi migrants in Italy and Syrian migrants in Sweden, in how they present as singles. Interviewees articulate a simplified distinction between singlehood in Europe and singlehood in Bangladesh or Syria. Singlehood has been theorized as wavering between a period of waiting and a lifestyle with its own inherent value. In our sample, wh…
Difference, complexity and (onto)epistemological challenges in masculinity studies
In this open issue of NORMA , vol. 10, no. 1, 2015, we present four articles: ‘ From“ difference” to complexity in men and masculinity studies: exploring research methods’ by Anette Hoel; ‘“ Last
He leads a lonely life: Single Men's Narratives of Dating and Relationships in the Context of Transnational Migration
This paper presents findings from a qualitative research project examining the dating narratives of single migrant men residing in Sweden and Italy. The study, analyzing 48 interviews with individuals from Syrian, Polish, Bangladeshi and Romanian backgrounds, along with ethnographic observations, employs a theoretical framework rooted in sexual capital theory and critical studies on men and masculinities. The analysis sheds light on the challenge…
Gender studies as the political straw man
As we are moving further into the third decade of the twenty-first century the ideological tensions, in and around gender studies, including masculinity studies, are increasing and decreasing in pa
Cyborgs and entanglements of technology, masculinity, and (automated) vehicles
In this article, we will discuss different entanglements of technology and masculinity with a special focus on (automated) vehicles. Starting from a cyborg- epistemology formulated as 'thesis, anti
Masculinity at risk
In this special issue of NORMA 9(3) we have chosen to problematise masculinity and risk, or as we initially phrased it: Masculinity at risk. It is no doubt a broad theme that implies different theo
From masculinity politics to a politics of intimacy and vulnerability
Kunskapssamhällets gästarbetare: Internationella studenter i interferenser mellan kön, sexualitet, nationalitet och klass i globaliserade utbildningslandskap
The aim of this article is to investigate interferences between gender, class, sexuality, and ethnicity among international students by looking at migration patterns and living conditions of international master and PhD-students at three Swedish universities (Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Linköping University (LiU), The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)). The experiences of these students with regard to transnationalism, higher educatio…
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Pojkar och män: Om maskulinitetsforskning, Robert Bly och andra karlar
In this article contemporary research on masculinities is discussed. Through situating current research in relation to other family members in the research gender family Mellström positions studies of masculinity as siding with feminist studies as well as queer theory, by challenging and questioning normative heterosexuality. Research on masculinities is doing this by pluralising conceptions, images and stereotypes about masculinity through studi…
Patriarchal Machines and Masculine Embodiment
Hegemonic masculinity is a concept that has been of central concern in gender research on different masculinities. However, with the exception of the pioneering work of Wajcman, it has not been widely discussed in relation to studies of science and technology. In this article, which mainly draws on anthropological fieldwork among car and motor mechanics in Penang, Malaysia, a certain form of hegemonic masculinity, based on an intimate embodied in…
Masculinity, Power and Technology: A Malaysian Ethnography
Drawing on fieldwork carried out among male motor mechanics in the Chinese diaspora of Penang, Malaysia, this informative volume explores the links between technology and the masculinization of power. Malaysia shares an obsession with modernity by way of technological development and a can do entrepreneurial spirit where technology is held in high esteem. Technology holds such positive connotations in Malaysian society that it is consequently a s…
Machines and Masculine Subjectivity: Technology as an Integral Part of Men’s Life Experiences
This article draws on anthropological work among two groups of technical specialists, mechanics in Malaysia and engineers in Sweden. From a cross-cultural perspective, it focuses on and critically examines ways in which masculine bonds are mediated and communicated through interactions with machines, in particular, motorbikes and cars. In these different social settings, technologies can be understood as means of an embodied communication for for…
Time for reconsideration: An interview with Raewyn Connell
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The Intersection of Gender, Race and Cultural Boundaries, or Why is Computer Science in Malaysia Dominated by Women
This paper reports an investigation on how and why computer science in Malaysia is dominated by women. Inspired by recent critical interventions in gender and technology studies, the paper aims to open up more culturally situated analyses of the gendering of technology or the technology of gendering, with the Malaysian case exemplifying the core of the argument. The paper argues along four different strands of critical thought: (1) a critique of …
Patriarchy, violence and African male powerlessness: An interview with Robert Morrell on gender relations in South Africa
”Patriarchy, violence and African male powerlessness: An interview with Robert Morrell on gender relations in South Africa”
Moving beyond the comfort zone of masculinity politics
Kunskapssamhällets gästarbetare: Internationella studenter i interferenser mellan kön, sexualitet, nationalitet och klass i globaliserade utbildningslandskap
The aim of this article is to investigate interferences between gender, class, sexuality, and ethnicity among international students by looking at migration patterns and living conditions of international master and PhD-students at three Swedish universities (Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Linköping University (LiU), The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)). The experiences of these students with regard to transnationalism, higher educatio…
Eduscapes: Interpreting transnational flows of higher education
‘Knowledge society’ and ‘knowledge economy’ are current buzzwords in the visions of the future made by nations, regions and federations on a global scale. A concrete outcome of this is the globalisation and intensification of higher education and research. The visions based on a knowledge component should be treated as expressions of an ideology. In this article we use the notion of ‘eduscapes’ and ‘imaginaries’ as analytics for an understanding …
Linn Egeberg Holmgren: IngenMansLand. Om män som feminister, intervjuframträdanden och passerandets -politik
From masculinity politics to a politics of intimacy and vulnerability
Changing and globalising Masculinity Studies
Welcome to the first issue of NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies. NORMA has been published since 2006, but under the name NORMA: Nordic Journal for Masculinity Studies. We are now
Masculinity at risk
In this special issue of NORMA 9(3) we have chosen to problematise masculinity and risk, or as we initially phrased it: Masculinity at risk. It is no doubt a broad theme that implies different theo
Multidimensional masculinities
Difference, complexity and (onto)epistemological challenges in masculinity studies
In this open issue of NORMA , vol. 10, no. 1, 2015, we present four articles: ‘ From“ difference” to complexity in men and masculinity studies: exploring research methods’ by Anette Hoel; ‘“ Last
Masculinities, Gender Equality and Crisis Management
The overarching mission of the rescue services comprises three main areas of responsibility: protection against disasters and accidents; crisis management; and civil defence. This mission covers a
A new issue and a new Centre for Masculinity Studies
In this open issue of NORMA, we present three articles: Linda Lapiņa and Jonatan Leer’s article ‘Carnivorous heterotopias: Gender, nostalgia and hipsterness in the Copenhagen meat scene’; Hakim Ben
In the time of masculinist political revival
In these current times of masculinist political revival in different parts of the world combined with openly sexist and male chauvinistic agendas, masculinity studies have a vital task of understan
A restoration of classic patriarchy
The challenge of reaching out for masculinity studies
In this first open issue ofNORMAin 2018, we present three articles that indicate the huge diversity of the research field of masculinity studies
Cyborgs and entanglements of technology, masculinity, and (automated) vehicles
In this article, we will discuss different entanglements of technology and masculinity with a special focus on (automated) vehicles. Starting from a cyborg- epistemology formulated as 'thesis, anti
The current predicament of masculinity studies
In Scandinavia as well as in many other parts of the world, we have long observed heated debates around masculinity and the role of men. Masculinity and questions concerning boys and men are daily
Sociology (30 works) · Gender Studies (27 works) · Masculinity (18 works) · Psychology (17 works) · Political science (13 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (11 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (6 works)