Manuel Betancourt has long lustfully coveted masculinity-in part because he so lacked it. As a child in Bogotá, Colombia, he grew up with the social pressure to appear strong, manly, and, ultimately, straight. And yet in the films and...
Masculinity in popular culture
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Auteur:Betancourt, ManuelSommaire: - Auteur:Milestone, KatieSommaire:
This book examines the role of popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society. It draws on a wide range of popular cultural forms - including popular music, newspapers and television - to illustrate...
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Auteur:Sommaire:This new interdisciplinary reader is one of the only texts that explores men and masculinity issues within a distinctly Canadian context. Featuring sixteen original essays by leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this...
