Format:
VI, 244 Seiten
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23 cm
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
1137462558
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9781137462558
Series Statement:
Global masculinities
Content:
In our globalized and rapidly changing world, hegemonic models of masculinity still prevail in most societies. This collection focuses on gender equitable movements worldwide with the aim to pave the way to new or 'alternative' forms of manhood. Bridging the gap between the social sciences and the humanities, Part I offers an interdisciplinary perspective from the fields of social work theory, sociology, anthropology, and literary studies while Part II delves into the complex paths that fictional characters undergo on their way to eventually becoming more egalitarian men. The essays all work from the assumption that the wide variety and psychological complexity of literary characters can prove particularly helpful for men to rethink their own masculine identities in new and profound ways.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Part I. Alternative masculinities : an interdisciplinary perspectiveReconstructing masculinity or ending manhood? : the potential and limitations of transforming masculine subjectivities for gender equality
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Men's anti-violence activism and the construction of gender-equitable masculinities
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Alternative cultures of masculinity : an anthropological approach
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Aging beyond masculinities, or, The penis as failed synecdoche
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Part II. Alternative models of manhood : representations in U.S. literature and culture.Section one: New fathersOn learning not to love the Oedipus complex, revisited
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Authoritarian, missing, or nurturing? fathers in American drama
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Fathers who care : alternative father figures in Annie Proulx's The shipping news and Jonathan Franzen's The corrections
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Facing xenocidal guilt : atypical masculinity in Orson Scott Card's Ender's saga
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Meeting halfway : contradictions, transformation and alternative masculinities in Arturo Islas'La Mollie and the king of tears
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Transitory masculinities in post-9/11 Arab American literature written by women
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
USA
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Literatur
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Mann
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Männlichkeit
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USA
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Literatur
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Mann
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Männlichkeit
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Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Armengol, Josep M. 1976-
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