"Michael Kimmel argues that it is time for men to rediscover their own evolution. Drawing on a myriad of sources, he demonstrates that American men have been eternally frustrated by their efforts to keep up with constantly changing standards. Kimmel contends that men must follow…
Welche Folgen hatte die Verbürgerlichung der deutschen Juden im 19. Jahrhundert auf das Geschlechterverhältnis? Inwiefern waren Einbindung, Erfahrung und Verarbeitung dieses Prozesses unterschiedlich für jüdische Männer und Frauen? Diesen für das Verständnis der deutsch-jüdische…
The Male Body in Digital Culture explores different ways that the male body has been represented by, constructed in, and experienced through digital media during the age of austerity. It argues that the male body has become a key site in contemporary culture where neoliberalism'…
Selection of papers presented at the 16th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh, September 2000; chiefly on Indian men.
In Stalinist Russia, the idealized Soviet man projected an image of strength, virility, and unyielding drive in his desire to build a powerful socialist state. In monuments, posters, and other tools of cultural production, he became the demigod of Communist ideology. But beneath…
"An exploration of the ideological attempts by far-right movements across Europe and beyond to create an idealized version of the human race, or a 'new man', during the fascist epoch of 1919 to 1945"--
"An exploration of the ideological attempts by far-right movements across Europe and beyond to create an idealized version of the human race, or a 'new man', during the fascist epoch of 1919 to 1945"--
Weaving together his brilliant analyses of literature, art, and music with fearless insights on race, gender, and history. The result is an extraordinary, complex portrait of "white girls," as Als dubs them--an expansive but precise category that encompasses figures as diverse a…
White Girls, Hilton Als's first book since The Women fourteen years ago, finds one of The New Yorker's boldest cultural critics deftly weaving together his brilliant analyses of literature, art, and music with fearless insights on race, gender, and history. The result is an extr…
Weaving together his brilliant analyses of literature, art, and music with fearless insights on race, gender, and history. The result is an extraordinary, complex portrait of "white girls," as Als dubs them--an expansive but precise category that encompasses figures as diverse a…
Stereotype?: Frauen und Männer in der Werbung
Frauen sind jung, schön und schlank. Männer sind harte Jungs, die Tölpel in der Küche oder sehen einfach nur gut aus. Die Klage darüber, dass die Werbung Frauen und Männer auf solche Stereotypen reduziert, ist ebenso alt wie die Befürchtungen, dass diese Stereotypen gesellschaft…