The Engineered Man: Styles of Victorian Masculinity

Episode 20 of the The Makers Rage Podcast podcast, hosted by Darren Koolman, titled "The Engineered Man: Styles of Victorian Masculinity" was published on March 28, 2026 and runs 39 minutes.

March 28, 2026 ·39m · The Makers Rage Podcast

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In this episode, I explore how Victorian masculinity was not a fixed ideal, but a fragmented, competing set of identities forged in a time of social upheaval. From Sherlock Holmes to Oscar Wilde to Eugen Sandow, I trace how men attempted to redefine themselves in response to shifting gender roles, scientific doubt, and cultural anxiety. What emerges is not a single model of manhood, but a spectrum—intellectual, aesthetic, physical—each striving for dominance. Ultimately, I ask what this...

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In this episode, I explore how Victorian masculinity was not a fixed ideal, but a fragmented, competing set of identities forged in a time of social upheaval. From Sherlock Holmes to Oscar Wilde to Eugen Sandow, I trace how men attempted to redefine themselves in response to shifting gender roles, scientific doubt, and cultural anxiety. What emerges is not a single model of manhood, but a spectrum—intellectual, aesthetic, physical—each striving for dominance. Ultimately, I ask what this tells us about masculinity today, and whether, after decades of deconstruction, it’s time to build something new.

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