This issue analyzes the representation of masculinity from diverse points of view, not only the literary, but also the sociologic and philosophic ones. It starts from the reflection of masculinity in the pervasive use of the first person, in different narratives, to then move towards a discussion of old and new theories such as those involving the dismantling of the gender binary. Following this line, it considers the construction of both masculinity and femininity  togethet with a new process of gendered social change.