This article is an overview of Peruvian studies and research on men and masculinities. This field of study has around forty years of existence and Peru has contributed with scholarship that advances the field both theoretically and methodologically. This overview identifies seven main areas prioritized by Peruvian social scientists: 1) the construction of masculinities; 2) masculinities and gender violence; 3) reconstruction and relearning of masculinities; 4) paternities; 5) emotions and corporality; 6) representations of masculinities in the media and literature; and 7) masculinities and gender diversity. I conclude this overview by highlighting new ways for research.

This article is an overview of Peruvian studies and research on men and masculinities. This field of study has around forty years of existence and Peru has contributed with scholarship that advances the field both theoretically and methodologically. This overview identifies seven main areas prioritized by Peruvian social scientists: 1) the construction of masculinities; 2) masculinities and gender violence; 3) reconstruction and relearning of masculinities; 4) paternities; 5) emotions and corporality; 6) representations of masculinities in the media and literature; and 7) masculinities and gender diversity. I conclude this overview by highlighting new ways for research.

This article explores Peru’s transition towards community mental health from 1980 to 2022. Using an approach from medical anthropology and related social sciences, we argue that the community mental health reform in Peru has been influenced and shaped by multiple sociohistorical and political processes such as the period of internal armed conflict, economic crises, and the adoption of neoliberal policies. This article is based on an analysis of the national guidelines and reports related to mental health, participant observation in a Community Mental Health Center and with residents of a district of Lima, and interviews with citizens, health providers, and mental health activists. The analysis of the national mental health guidelines shows how sociohistorical processes influence mental health policies. The ethnographic work complicates citizens’ varying perceptions of the community m...

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En el año 2020 el artista René Pérez Joglar, conocido como Residente, lanzó su canción titulada «René». En ella, el artista entrelaza recuerdos de su niñez y adolescencia con dificultades con el alcohol, malestar subjetivo y otras frustraciones. La letra de la canción es íntima al punto que ha llevado a algunos comentaristas de calificarla como confesional. Algunos incluso lo compararon con lo hecho por Eminem en la canción «Loose Yourself», donde se abordan tensiones sobre masculinidad, raza y autenticidad. Tal vez lo más interesante ha sido la reacción que «René» generó en la sección de comentarios de YouTube. Ahí se pueden leer el análisis del video y de la letra, donde se empatiza con las experiencias en la niñez y adolescencia y se trata de diagnosticar los problemas de padecimiento subjetivo. Sobre todo, llama la atención el nivel de identificación de homb...

This article explores Peru’s transition towards community mental health from 1980 to 2022. Using an approach from medical anthropology and related social sciences, we argue that the community mental health reform in Peru has been influenced and shaped by multiple sociohistorical and political processes such as the period of internal armed conflict, economic crises, and the adoption of neoliberal policies. This article is based on an analysis of the national guidelines and reports related to mental health, participant observation in a Community Mental Health Center and with residents of a district of Lima, and interviews with citizens, health providers, and mental health activists. The analysis of the national mental health guidelines shows how sociohistorical processes influence mental health policies. The ethnographic work complicates citizens’ varying perceptions of the community m...

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This article is an overview of Peruvian studies and research on men and masculinities. This field of study has around forty years of existence and Peru has contributed with scholarship that advances the field both theoretically and methodologically. This overview identifies seven main areas prioritized by Peruvian social scientists: 1) the construction of masculinities; 2) masculinities and gender violence; 3) reconstruction and relearning of masculinities; 4) paternities; 5) emotions and corporality; 6) representations of masculinities in the media and literature; and 7) masculinities and gender diversity. I conclude this overview by highlighting new ways for research.

This article explores Peru’s transition towards community mental health from 1980 to 2022. Using an approach from medical anthropology and related social sciences, we argue that the community mental health reform in Peru has been influenced and shaped by multiple sociohistorical and political processes such as the period of internal armed conflict, economic crises, and the adoption of neoliberal policies. This article is based on an analysis of the national guidelines and reports related to mental health, participant observation in a Community Mental Health Center and with residents of a district of Lima, and interviews with citizens, health providers, and mental health activists. The analysis of the national mental health guidelines shows how sociohistorical processes influence mental health policies. The ethnographic work complicates citizens’ varying perceptions of the community m...

El problema de ser hombre ha sido abordado ampliamente en las ciencias sociales luego del auge del movimiento feminista, la revolución por los derechos gay y las conquistas respectivas de ambos grupos en esferas de la vida cotidiana tradicionalmente ocupadas por hombres. El rol masculino ha quedado algo opacado por el empoderamiento de estos actores; cabe preguntarse entonces: ¿qué ha pasado con los hombres durante todo este tiempo? A inicios de 1980 en diversas universidades, principalmente de Estados Unidos, aparecieron los Men’s Studies que buscan responder esta pregunta.

El problema de ser hombre ha sido abordado ampliamente en las ciencias sociales luego del auge del movimiento feminista, la revolución por los derechos gay y las conquistas respectivas de ambos grupos en esferas de la vida cotidiana tradicionalmente ocupadas por hombres. El rol masculino ha quedado algo opacado por el empoderamiento de estos actores; cabe preguntarse entonces: ¿qué ha pasado con los hombres durante todo este tiempo? A inicios de 1980 en diversas universidades, principalmente de Estados Unidos, aparecieron los Men’s Studies que buscan responder esta pregunta.