Overview

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 history

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Author:   Todd W. Reeser (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781405168595

ISBN 10:   1405168595
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   12 January 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781119884088
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

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.

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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)

Author Information

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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