Morten Hillgaard B\u00fclow, Marie-Louise Holm
\nWhat men are made of \u2013 The construction of concepts of masculinity in research projects about testosterone in Denmark from the 1910s to the 1980s
\nMittwoch 13.04.2011, 19:15, Von Melle Park 5 (“Wiwi Bunker”) 0079<\/p>\n
Aus unserem Dauer-Schwerpunkt der Naturwissenschaftskritik bzw. kritischen Naturwissenschaft pr\u00e4sentieren wir Morten Hillgaard B\u00fclow, PhD Fellow am Medical Museion der Copenhagen University und Mitglied des board of Network for Research on Men and Masculinities (NeMM),
\nD\u00e4nemarks und Marie-Louise Holm, Forschungsassistentin am Institut f\u00fcr Psychologie und Education Studies der Roskilde Universit\u00e4t, sowie im NeMM t\u00e4tig. Der Vortrag wird in englischer Sprache gehalten.<\/p>\n
\nSince the 1920s the chemical substance called testosterone has been characterized as \u2018the male hormone\u2019 despite its presence in both male and female gendered bodies. This characterization is common in both the natural sciences\u2019 hormone research, in everyday speech, and in various media presentations. In these contexts, testosterone has been \u2013 and is \u2013 often used as a metaphor for, or even synonymous with, \u2018manliness\u2019 and \u2018masculinity\u2019.<\/p>\n
Scientific research about hormones has played a substantial role in linking testosterone to masculinity. From the 1910s onwards this research has influenced conceptions about what to designate as male or female, masculine or feminine, by connecting certain hormones to physical and psychological traits and arguing for a more or less direct causal relation between them. In the public the scientific results have been used in normative discussions about what is a good life for human beings with certain genders. It can be argued that the construction of a connection between testosterone and masculinity has played a significant role in the common perception of gender as consisting of two separate categories, \u2018men\u2019 and \u2018women\u2019, and in constructing the notion that they are naturally and fundamentally different, having different wishes, skills and abilities which in a heterosexual relationship complement each other. This perception of gender has influenced the view on and medical treatment of people categorised as homosexuals, transsexuals, and other groups of people who in various ways did not meet (the scientifically strengthened) gender expectations.<\/p>\n
In this talk we want to discuss how and why testosterone and masculinity have been connected in scientific research, and what consequences this has had for societal norms about gender and the view upon and medical treatment of different so-called gender\/sexual minorities. The talk is based on historical examples from Danish research projects about testosterone from the 1910s to the 1980s.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Morten Hillgaard B\u00fclow, Marie-Louise Holm
\nWhat men are made of \u2013 The construction of concepts of masculinity in research projects about testosterone in Denmark from the 1910s to the 1980s
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