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OverviewSocial theorists have argued that as the complexity of our ecosystems becomes more apparent, the line between nature and culture, human and nonhuman, and technology and bodies becomes less distinct. Yet contemporary masculinity studies has generally failed to incorporate this new way of thinking. In this penetrating analysis of the relationship between gender and nature, Steve Garlick proposes that masculinity is best understood as a technology that shapes both our engagement with the natural world and how we define freedom. Extending the work of the Frankfurt School and Heidegger’s critique of modern technology, The Nature of Masculinity draws on case studies and new materialist theories to argue that the essence of technology is not in mechanical devices but in a particular relationship to natural forces. Within this critical framework, masculinity is a technology of embodiment, and freedom does not lie in the domination of nature but rather in fostering a new relation to it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steve GarlickPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9780774833295ISBN 10: 0774833297 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 15 October 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Nature of Masculinity 1 Social Theory, Masculinity, and New Materialisms 2 Technologies of Embodiment: Toward a New Critical Theory of Masculinity 3 Autoerotic Bodies: Biopolitics, Masculinity, and Nature 4 Pornographic Bodies: Affect, Masculinity, and Technology 5 Violent Bodies: Complexity and the Spectacle of Masculinity 6 The Work of Masculinity References; IndexReviewsFor all of the advances in writing and thinking on men and masculinity, there is often a dramatic paucity of engagement with thinking theoretically through the most fundamental and crucial concepts of the field. It is this type of deep theoretical engagement that is crucial for scholars in this field to continue working through. Unafraid of a challenge, Garlick has pushed the field to think with new scholars and theories, a difficult and necessary thrust that we all can benefit from. -- Frank G. Karioris, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan * Men and Masculinities * The Nature of Masculinity should be of interest to theoretically informed gender studies scholars and graduate students, particularly those in the Humanities and social sciences who wish to see theoreticians wh -- Todd W. Reeser, University of Pittsburg * International Journal for Masculinity Studies * For all of the advances in writing and thinking on men and masculinity, there is often a dramatic paucity of engagement with thinking theoretically through the most fundamental and crucial concepts of the field. It is this type of deep theoretical engagement that is crucial for scholars in this field to continue working through. Unafraid of a challenge, Garlick has pushed the field to think with new scholars and theories, a difficult and necessary thrust that we all can benefit from. -- Frank G. Karioris, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan * Men and Masculinities * The Nature of Masculinity should be of interest to theoretically informed gender studies scholars and graduate students, particularly those in the Humanities and social sciences who wish to see theoreticians wh -- Todd W. Reeser, University of Pittsburg * International Journal for Masculinity Studies * Author InformationSteve Garlick is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Victoria. His work has previously appeared in journals such as Body & Society, Philosophy & Social Criticism, Men and Masculinities, and Critical Sociology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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