Dislocating Masculinity: Comparative Ethnographies / Edition 2

by Andrea Cornwall, Nancy Lindisfarne

Overview

Originally published in 1994, and now a feminist classic, Dislocating Masculinity offers a penetrating critique of writing on and by men. Bringing together anthropologists, sociologists, linguists and historians, it raises important comparative questions about how gender operates, addressing issues of embodiment, agency, gender inequality and the variety of masculine styles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138222229
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/19/2016
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Andrea Cornwall is Professor of Anthropology and International Development in the School of Global Studies, University of Sussex.

Nancy Lindisfarne long taught Anthropology at SOAS, University of London and is now a visual artist and blogger on sexism, class and violence.

Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition vii

List of contributors xii

Acknowledgements xv

Introduction: Dislocating masculinity Andrea Cornwall Nancy Lindisfame 1

1 Dislocating masculinity: Gender, power and anthropology Andrea Cornwall Nancy Lindisfame 11

2 Missing masculinity?: Prostitutes' clients in Alicante, Spain Angle Hart 46

3 A broken mirror: Masculine sexuality in Greek ethnography Peter Loizos 63

4 Variant masculinities, variant virginities: Rethinking 'honour and shame' Nancy Lindisfame 78

5 'We're here, we're queer, and we're not going shopping': Changing gay male identities in contemporary Britain David Forrest 93

6 Gendered identities and gender ambiguity among travestis in Salvador, Brazil Andrea Cornwall 107

7 Pandora unbound: A feminist critique of Foucault's History of Sexuality Lin Foxhall 125

8 Men don't go to the moon: Language, space and masculinities in Zimbabwe Chenjerai Shire 138

9 An economy of affect: Objectivity, masculinity and the gendering of police work Bonnie McElhinny 149

10 The 'White Negro' revisited: Race and masculinities in south London Les Back 161

11 'Real true boys': Moulding the cadets of imperialism Helen Kanitkar 173

12 The paradoxes of masculinity: Some thoughts on segregated societies Deniz Kandiyoti 185

References 201

Name Index 219

Subject Index 222

Editorial Reviews

More than twenty years after its first edition, this book brings reflections that are still relevant in the contemporary context. Essential reading for all those who are interested in learning more about men and their masculinities. - Marcos Nascimento, Men Engage Network and Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Fiocruz, Brazil

Dislocating Masculinity was a landmark publication that contributed to a then small, but growing, body of scholarship on men and masculinities. This new edition is needed now more than ever in our deeply divided times. Dislocating Masculinities will once again inspire scholars to think carefully and critically about the diversity of men and masculinities. - Jonathan Allan, Canada Research Chair in Queer Theory and Associate Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies and English and Creative Writing at Brandon University, Canada

The publication of Dislocating Masculinity opened an entirely novel field of anthropological enquiry, and this edited collection continues to set the intellectual agenda for the cross-cultural exploration and theorization of gender relations. - Filippo Osella, Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex

Dislocating Masculinity is a ground-breakinginterrogation of the social practices and categories of men and masculinities, highlighting their diverse, shifting, and contingent organisation and meaning through both insightful analysis and rich case studies. – Dr Michael Flood, Associate Professor in Sociology and an ARC Future Fellow (2015 - 2018), Wollongong University, Australia

Excellent ... It is sure to arouse a good deal of interest, particularly in the new men's studies field, as well as the established one of women's/gender studies - Pat Caplan, University of London

A timely volume with an important introduction by the editors which will set the terms of the debate on issues of men and masculinity for some time to come. -Sherry B. Ortner, University of Michigan

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