The Masculine Masquerade: Masculinity and Representation
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262161540 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Razor sharp & entertaining analysis Perchuk and Posner ought to be rewarded for this study.Perchuk's writing, especially, was well worth the price ofadmission. Their analysis of today post-feminist, post-moderngender values is more than just informative and dead-ontarget - it sparkles with humor and irony and sizzles withdeflatory realism. This book is no masquerade. Christopher A scholarly book with wonderful essays that explore the construction of masculinity as masquerade.Would loved to have been at the exhibition.
bell hooks, Professor of English, City College, investigates the historical definition of black male sex roles and the commodification of blackness through close readings of the films of Eddie Murphy and Spike Lee, among others. Clark's notion that the terminology surrounding the New York School was expressed in the language of sexual difference, with severe consequences for artists whose work could not be inserted into this narrative. The Masculine Masquerade explores often-ignored issues of masculinity in the visual arts as well as models and concepts of masculinity in literature, film, and the mass media. Andrew Perchuk, independent curator and critic, focuses on the art of the immediate postwar period to investigate T. They seek to expand that definition to include