Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 780 g
Masculinities in Contemporary Culture
Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 780 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-00921-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Analyzing the meanings of masculinity in contemporary culture, this book examines specific cultural male icons like Muhammad Ali, Harvey Keitel, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Newt Gingrich and explores the male stereotypes such as the cowboy, the father, the homosexual, and the Black terror.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction -- A Buffalo, New York Story -- Father Figure -- Dinge -- Homo Academicus -- Male Horror: On David Cronenberg -- Telling Differences: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in The Crying Game -- Scattered Speculations on the Value of Harvey Keitel -- Hot Damme! Reflections on Gay Publicity -- The Prettiest Postcolonial: Muhammad Ali -- “Beat me outta me”: Alternative Masculinities -- Prosthetic Gender and Universal Intellect: Stephen Hawking's Law -- Conservative Cowboy Stories: Adventures of the Chosen Sons -- Of Newts and Quayles: National-Political Masculinity in the Current Conjuncture -- A White Boy Is Being Beaten
