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    Studying Men and Masculinities

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    ISBN: 9780415578295
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    AuthorBuchbinder, David
    Pub Date19/07/2012
    BindingPaperback
    Pages216
    Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
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    Studying Men and Masculinities introduces the study of masculinities with a clear consideration of the theoretical positions within the field. Analysing a range of cultural practices and texts drawn from across a wide range of genres and media, it challenges its readers to think critically about the ways that masculinities are socially and culturally constructed.

    The late-twentieth-century anxiety about a 'crisis in masculinity' still persists today, particularly in English-speaking cultures. Studying Men and Masculinities offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of masculinity. Drawing on a wide range of cultural practices and texts from different genres and media, David Buchbinder examines the notion of patriarchy and the challenges to patriarchal power, including queer theory. The book considers whether crisis may in fact be built into the very structure of the masculine, and examines emergent masculinities post-9/11. Theoretical positions within the field are clearly explained and applied to real life case studies from literature, film, and television. Interspersed in each chapter are a series of questions and tasks aimed at encouraging the reader to engage her/himself in the study of masculinities in everyday life and popular culture. This topical and thought-provoking book will be an invaluable resource for students of masculinities studies, sexuality studies, cultural studies, and gender theory.