Abstract
<jats:p>The volume offers an interdisciplinary reflection on contemporary masculinities, understood as historical, cultural, and political constructions shaped by power relations, social differences, and symbolic disputes. From a critical perspective, it places the study of masculinity in dialogue with gender studies, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychoanalysis, and education, emphasizing the need to question hegemonic forms of masculinity and to open up possibilities for more equitable and democratic social relationships. Throughout its chapters, the volume examines the tensions between tradition and transformation across different spheres of male experience. The contributions analyze the colonial legacy in the construction of virility, young people’s narratives about “being a man,” media representations of masculinity, shared and responsible fatherhood, femicidal violence, and the reconfiguration of identities associated with migration processes. This exploration makes it possible to recognize the plurality of masculinities and to challenge essentialist notions that portray them as fixed or natural identities. The reflections gathered in the volume also underscore the impact of modernity, patriarchy, and social institutions on the production of masculine subjectivities, while highlighting experiences and practices oriented toward care, equity, and democratic participation. From this perspective, masculinity emerges as a field in a constant process of resignification. The volume concludes by proposing the creation of spaces for critical dialogue capable of transforming gender relations and fostering more humane, inclusive, and socially responsible forms of coexistence.</jats:p>