Hearn, Jeff, Professor

By Stine Adrian on 27 Aug | 0 comments

Jeff Hearn is Professor of Gender Studies, with special reference to Critical Studies on Men, at the Department of Gender Studies, Linköping University. He is a prominent researcher in the field of Critical Studies on Men and Masculinities.

Jeff Hearn is co-director of GEXcel and team leader of GEXcel Themes 2 and 9. He has a background in geography, urban planning, sociology, social policy and organization studies, leading onto inter- and transdisciplinary gender research, including studies and collaborations with law, history, social psychology and medical science/gerontology. His doctoral dissertation examined social planning and social theory, with special emphasis on patriarchy theories. He has researched and published books on such areas as sexuality in workplaces, gender and oppression, children and child abuse, information society, men'sviolence to women, late 19th century socio-economic change, social welfare, consumption and cultural studies, political change, management, business, European comparative studies - with a focus on empirical inquiry and intersectional theorizing.