Rediscovering Masculinity: Reason, Language, and Sexuality

Overview

Men have responded to feminism with feelings of anxiety, guilt and unease. It has taken time for men to consider ways of changing themselves rather than hiding behind feminist rhetoric. Since the mid ''70s a structuralist interpretation of feminism has led to new perceptions of power, domination, oppression and sexuality. The author argues that historically masculinity has been identified with reason and femininity with emotion, so men have been trained to speak for others before learning to speak for themselves. Victor Seidler uses some prevalent positions in social theory to expose the main contradictions in received ideas of power, language and sexuality. Topics discussed include: reason, sexuality, change, control, identity, language, strength and intimacy.

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Bio of Christopher Paul Curtis

"To me the highest accolade comes when a young reader tells me, ' I really liked your book. ' The young seem to be able to say ' really ' with a clarity, a faith, and an honesty that we as adults have long forgotten. That is why I write." Christopher Paul Curtis Christopher Paul Curtis made an outstanding debut in children ' s literature with The Watsons Go to Birmingham ' 1963. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first book ever to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.

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Imprint

Taylor & Francis

Filesize

672.65 KB

Number of Pages

252

eBook ISBN

9780203392669