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OverviewIn Men and Masculinities in Contemporary China, Geng Song and Derek Hird offer an account of Chinese masculinities in media discourse and everyday life, covering masculinities on television, in lifestyle magazines, in cyberspace, at work, at leisure, and at home. No other work covers the forms and practices of men and masculinities in contemporary China so comprehensively. Through carefully exploring the global, regional and local influences on men and representations of men in postmillennial China, Song and Hird show that Chinese masculinity is anything but monolithic. They reveal a complex, shifting plurality of men and masculinities-from stay-at-home internet geeks to karaoke-singing, relationship-building businessmen-which contest and consolidate conventional notions of masculinity in multiple ways. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Geng Song , Derek HirdPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 6 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.605kg ISBN: 9789004264892ISBN 10: 9004264892 Pages: 298 Publication Date: 07 November 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Chinese Masculinity: Is There Such a Thing? 1 Masculinities on Television 2 Masculinities in Lifestyle Magazines 3 Masculinities in Cyberspace 4 Masculinities at Work 5 Masculinities at Leisure 6 Masculinities at Home Epilogue: Performing Manhood in Contemporary China Glossary Bibliography IndexReviewsThe authors of this book - a humanistic scholar and a social scientist - have produced a theoretically sophisticated analysis of contemporary Chinese masculinities. Solidly grounded in China's everyday life, the book ranges across media and through diverse social contexts. I strongly recommend it. Professor Kam Louie, University of Hong Kong The authors of this book - a humanistic scholar and a social scientist - have produced a theoretically sophisticated analysis of contemporary Chinese masculinities. Solidly grounded in China's everyday life, the book ranges across media and through diverse social contexts. I strongly recommend it. Professor Kam Louie, University of Hong Kong Author InformationGeng Song, Ph.D. (2000), University of Hong Kong, is Associate Professor of China Studies and Translation Studies at that university. Among his publications are The Fragile Scholar (HKU Press, 2004) and Rethinking Chinese Television (Routledge, forthcoming). Derek Hird, Ph.D. (2009), University of Westminster, is Lecturer in Chinese and Research Fellow in Asian Studies at that university. He has published several articles on Chinese men and masculinities, mostly with a focus on white-collar men. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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