IWAKAN Volume 06 – The Masculinity Issue

IWAKAN Volume 06:

Masculinity — or perhaps our mistaken understanding of it — as an ideology has entrenched itself so deeply into every system that runs our society. These unequivocally male-dominated systems stare at us on a daily basis, represented by the patriarchy and misogyny we witness regularly in acts like men buying women drinks at the dinner table; reaffirming their unwavering presence and unforgiving rules. While some may find it easy to accept the system, others struggle to comply. We are those people who struggle. Those people who are tired of these outdated norms for masculinity, who are tired of it being understood solely through the lens of violence and dominance, and who are tired of the emptiness that comes from humans constantly being reduced to caricatures of themselves and forced to participate in this ludicrous system called patriarchy. Masculinity does not belong solely to those who have a penis, it is something that should be accessible to all. That is why, we want to find a new understanding of it, one that is fresh, revitalized, rich, inclusive, and diverse. It is time that masculinity changes, it is time that masculinity is liberated.

Features

The Masculinity Issue 06　違和感瞬間　男 14　Producing Sex: Images of Masculinity in the Gay Porn Industry／François Sagat 24　A Space for Men’s Confessions 32　Exploring Gender: What Can Masculinity Contribute to Being Non-binary?／Amity Miyabi 36　An Unwavering Heart Reaching for the Light／Sennosuke Kataoka 48　Imagining New Masculinities Through Music: an Interview with NoSo, Ichi Takashi, and Aisho Nakajima 52　PEOPLE VOICE OPINION Let the people speak! 60　The Unspoken Tenderness／Nelson Hor 66　Our Career Choices: A Message For the Future From a Parenting Adviser and an Obstetrician-Gynaecologist／Keito Kawanishi, Singh Ikebukuro 74　STUDY OUR ISSUE: Is “Masculinity” a Good Enough Excuse for Violence?／Noriko Yamaguchi 78　Pity for Men: the Agonies and Contradictions of Unpopular Boys.／Kai Nishii 90　The Glass House of Adonis／Andromeda 92　Exploring The House of Gay Art: The Captivating Photographs of Junichi Enya／Mika Kobayashi 96　Is Coffee Masculine? A Conversation About Coffee and Masculinity／Keita Nakamura, Yuki Shibata, Mako 108　Redefining “Realness”: Exploring the Implications and Possibilities of “Male Genital” Prosthetics／Prosthesisman.Stp.Japan 112　Disobedience, Deconstruction, and Desire: Re-Defining Bodies Through Clothing and Art／Bárbara Sánchez-Kane 122　Decoding Performance and the Body Through the Works of Kento Terada and Sota Kodera／Mika Kobayashi 128　The Exquisite Corpse of Likeness／Yuki Kasaï-Paré 137　Recognising ‘Domination’: The Beginning of Resistance／Hanae Takahashi 138　Vol.4 IWAKAN OPEN ART CONTEST 141　Radically Moderate／Nonoka Sasaki 142　A Diary of Secret Dialogues／Mitsu Tachibana 144　My Incomplete Beauty Handbook／Yuri Abo 146　Asian Gaze／Yo Katami from loneliness books 148　Let’s Talk About Politics／Ana 150　Stopped Making Sense／Noemi Minami 152　Recommendations from Contributors Cover Design: 福岡南央子