%0 Journal Article
%T Constructing Masculinity: De Utero Patris (from the Womb of the Father)
%A Paul M. Collins
%J Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality
%D 2010
%I 
%X This paper investigates possible (re-)constructions of masculinity in relation to feminist re-conceptualization of the Father¨CSon relationship in the classic formulation of the doctrine of the Trinity. I will draw upon the work of Diana Neal who proposed a feminist reading of the relationality of father and son, building on the Council of Toledo¡¯s reference to de utero Patris. This leads to a deconstruction of the binary definition of masculinity with divinity and femaleness with materiality. Neal argues with Irigaray that symbolic changes follow on from psychological changes. This proposal for the (re-) construction of masculinity will be compared with four recent image-based constructions of masculinity: Daniel Craig in Casino Royale and the film of The History Boys; the French national rugby team¡¯s calendar Dieux du Stade, and David Beckham¡¯s portrayal in the recent advertising campaign for Armani. Do these constructions of masculinity confirm Neal and Irigaray¡¯s understanding of change?
%U http://www.jmmsweb.org/issues/volume4/number2/pp82-96