Máirtín Mac an Ghaill is Professor in Sociology at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of The Making of Men: Masculinities, Sexuality and Schooling (1994)http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/0335157815.html and Contemporary Racisms and ethnicities (1999).

He did his undergraduate degree at University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...

 and his MSc and PhD at the University of Aston. He was professor of Education at University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...

 and Newcastle University before moving to Birmingham.

Academic interests

• Education and inequality
• Contemporary racisms and ethnicities
• The sociology of Masculinity
  Masculinity
  Masculinity is possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a man. The term can be used to describe any human, animal or object that has the quality of being masculine...
  
   and sexuality
  Human sexuality
  Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
  
  
• The Irish diaspora
  Irish diaspora
  thumb|Night Train with Reaper by London Irish artist [[Brian Whelan]] from the book Myth of Return, 2007The Irish diaspora consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Mexico, South Africa,...
  
   in England

His books include The Making of Men; Contemporary Racisms and Ethnicities; Global Futures: Migration, Environment and Globalization (with Avtar Brah and Mary Hickman); and Men and Masculinities and Gender, Culture and Society (with Chris Haywood). He has recently been a joint director of a Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a British social policy research and development charity, that funds a UK-wide research and development programme. It seeks to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice...

 funded project exploring Bangladeshi young people, ethnicity and transition to adulthood. He is currently working with postgraduate students from China, Taiwan and Japan on: Global masculinities, cultural identity and popular culture.

Editorial Board

Men and Masculinities http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?contribId=521187&prodId=Journal200971

Race Ethnicity and Education http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1361-3324&linktype=1

Ethnography and Education http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1745-7823&linktype=5

Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications, focusing on qualitative research methods in social sciences and cultural studies. It publishes research articles and review articles.-References:*...

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal201501

Books

Mac an Ghaill, M. (forthcoming) Education and Masculinity: Emerging Emotional Landscapes. London: Routledge (with Chris Haywood).

Mac an Ghaill, M. (2007) Gender, Culture and Society London: Macmillan (with Chris Haywood)

Mac an Ghaill, M. (2006) Gender and Education (ed) London: RoutledgeFalmer (with M. Arnot)

Mac an Ghaill, M. (2003) Men and Masculinities: Theory, Research and Social Practice. Buckingham: Open University Press. (with Chris Haywood).

Articles and chapters

Mac an Ghaill, M. (in press) ‘Representing the Figure of the (Male) Irish Migrant: ‘Nothing to write home about’, Cultural Sociology.

Mac an Ghaill, M. (forthcoming) ‘Understanding the cultural: Boys, masculinities and emotions’ , Social Science and Medicine, (with Chris Haywood).

Mac an Ghaill, M. (2009) ‘The queer in masculinity: boys’ identity formation’, in N. Rodriguez (ed.) Queer Masculinities. New York: NYU Press (with Chris Haywood).

Mac an Ghaill, M. (2007) ‘Boys schooling: English practices and perspectives’, in K. Davidson and F. Blye (eds) Masculinities, Nationalisms and Schooling: International Perspectives. Canada: Fernwood. (with Chris Haywood)

Mac an Ghaill, M. (2007) ‘The significance of teaching boys’, (2002) in W. Martino and B. Meyenn (eds.) What about the Boys?: Issues of Maculinity in Schools. Buckingham: Open University Press (with Chris Haywood).

Mac an Ghaill, M. (2007) ‘A Man of the World: Emerging Representations of Global Genders’ , (2002) http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ed/events/conf-pdf/cPaperMacAnGhaill.pdf (with Chris Haywood).

Mac an Ghaill, M. (2007) ‘Heterosexism and homophobia in the hidden curriculum’, in B.B. Banks (ed.) Gender and Education: An Encyclopaedia. New York: Greenwood Press (with Chris Haywood)

Mac an Ghaill, M. (2007) ‘Masculinity, homophobia, and teaching,’ in B.B. Banks (ed.) Gender and Education: An Encyclopaedia. New York: Greenwood Press (with Chris Haywood).

Forthcoming events/talks

• 18 November 2010 Aston University *http://www1.aston.ac.uk/lss/news-events/conferences-seminars/not-so-different-diverse-societies-common-challenges/
• 2 December 2010 School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University *http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/newsandevents/events/ethnography-1.jpg