Making Men: The Construction and Representation of Agriculture-Based Masculinities in Australia...

Gender analyses in farming have become well established in rural sociological literature. In recent years. however increasing attention has been given to the discursive processes influencing gender relations and identities. In the current paper I continue this trend by exploring how a range of key agriculture-related masculinities arc constructed and articulated in Australia and New Zealand. First, a conceptual discussion identifies the need to consider discourse and creation of knowledge and truths about masculinity. An outline of the research is provided. Then I report on two broad fields in which masculinity is constructed, namely the farm arena and industry politics. Finally. I make closing comments in relation to the possibility of alternative genderings of agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]