The ideologies and practices of various populist movements are centered on issues of
gender, especially idealized notions of masculinity. Offering cultural, political, and historical
approaches from a range of interdisciplinary and international perspectives, The Culture and
Politics of Populist Masculinities analyzes articulations and performances that link populism
to masculinity. In particular, the collection studies political participation in the form of public
debates, media, and popular culture. The authors emphasize that in order to understand …

In December 2022, Donald Trump issued a limited series of NFT (non-fungible token) digital
trading cards. Each card portrayed the former US President in the guise of a stereotypically
hyper-masculine–some would add, heteronormative–'action figure': a cowboy, an astronaut,
a Superman-style superhero. Clearly photo-shopped, Mr. Trump appeared in every instance
thin-waisted, broad-shouldered and heavily muscled with a look on his face meant to impart
confidence, decisiveness, a 'man of action'. In The Culture and Politics of Populist …