Mask off: masculinity redefined

by Bola, J. J.

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Title Statements

Full title :Mask off : masculinity redefined / JJ Bola.

Summary

''What is masculinity? Dominating the world around us, from Trump's Twitter outbursts to deadly gun violence, from male suicide rates to incels on Reddit and 4chan, masculinity is perceived to be 'toxic', 'fragile' and 'in crisis'. This book exposes masculinity as a performance that men are socially conditioned into. Using examples of non-Western cultural traditions, music and sport, the author shines light on historical narratives around manhood, debunking popular myths along the way. The author explores how LGBTQ men, men of color, and male refugees experience masculinity in diverse ways, revealing its fluidity, how it's strengthened and weakened by different political contexts, such as the patriarchy or the far-right, and perceived differently by those around them.''--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2019

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pluto Press
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2019

The Physical Object

Description:1 ressource en ligne (vi, 121 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1786805022, 9781786805027, 9781786805034, 1786805030, 9781786805041, 1786805049, 0745338747, 9780745338743
oclc:on1281898783
LC Classification:BF692.5

Mask Off : Being a Man -- Real Men : Myths of Masculinity -- Gang Signs & Prayer : Male Violence, Aggression and Mental Health -- What's Love Got to Do with It? : Love, Sex and Consent -- This Is a Man's World : The Politics of Masculinity, The Masculinity of Politics -- If I Were a Boy : Gender Equality and Feminism -- See You at the Crossroads : Intersections of Masculinity -- It Goes Down in the DM's : Masculinity in the Age of Social Media -- Slamdunk the Funk : Masculinity and Sport -- Man in the Mirror : Transgression and Transformation.