Masculinities in Theory is a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the field of masculinity studies from a humanities perspective. Serves as a much-needed introduction to the field for students and scholars of cultural studies, literature, art, film, communication, history, and gender studiesIncludes discussions of gay/queer, feminist, and gender studies in relation to masculinityCovers the key theoretical approaches to the study of masculinity, and introduces new modelsExplores the question "What is masculinity and how does it work?"Looks at language, discourse, signification, power, cross-dressing, female, queer and transsexual masculinity, race and masculinity, nation and masculinity, interracial masculinities, and masculinities in history

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-01-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405168601

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

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TODD W. REESER is Associate Professor of French at the University of Pittsburgh and also teaches gender studies. He has published on gender and sexuality in Renaissance literature, critical theory, and French film. He is the author of Moderating Masculinity in Early Modern Culture (2006) and co-editor of Entre hommes: French and Francophone Masculinities in Culture and Theory (2008).

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"Moreover, the book's clear, jargon-free language and logical train of thought make Masculinities in Theory a proper springboard for discussions in academic studies of masculinity." (Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies (HJEAS), 2012)

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments. Introduction: The Study of Masculinity.1. Theorizing Masculinity.2. Social Masculinity and Triangulation.3. Sexing Masculinity.4. Theorizing the Male Body.5. Masculinity in Disguise.6. Non-Male Masculinities.7. Masculinity and Racialized Subjectivities.8. Masculinity and the Nation.9. Interracial Masculinities.10. Unstable Time: Masculinity in History.Index.