Masculinities in theory : an introduction / Todd W. Reeser.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Description: 238 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 1405168609 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781405168601 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 305.31 REE
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 studies Includes discussions of gay/queer, feminist, and gender studies in relation to masculinity Covers the key theoretical approaches to the study of masculinity, and introduces new models Explores 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 historyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Theorizing masculinity -- Social masculinity and triangulation -- Sexing masculinity -- Theorizing the male body -- Masculinity in disguise -- Non-male masculinities -- Masculinity and racialized subjectivities -- Masculinity and the nation -- Interracial masculinities -- Unstable time : masculinity in history.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. vi)
- Introduction: The Study of Masculinity (p. 1)
- 1 Theorizing Masculinity (p. 17)
- 2 Social Masculinity and Triangulation (p. 55)
- 3 Sexing Masculinity (p. 72)
- 4 Theorizing the Male Body (p. 91)
- 5 Masculinity in Disguise (p. 119)
- 6 Non-Male Masculinities (p. 131)
- 7 Masculinity and Racialized Subjectivities (p. 144)
- 8 Masculinity and the Nation (p. 171)
- 9 Interracial Masculinities (p. 200)
- 10 Unstable Time: Masculinity in History (p. 216)
- Index (p. 227)