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White Guys
Fred Pfeil
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Description for White Guys
Paperback. This collection of essays exposes the contradictions and constituencies in the ongoing reconstruction of white heterosexual masculinity during the 1980s and 1990s. It considers white, mainstream masculinity through direct participation in its rituals and practices. Series: The Haymarket series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 672.
What do men-white straight men in particular-want? In a series of witty and provocative investigations of American popular culture, Fred Pfeil exposes the contradictions in the construction of white heterosexual masculinity over the last fifteen years. White Guys probes such topics as the rock'n'roll bodies of Bruce Springsteen, Axl Rose, and the late Kurt Cobain; the "male rampage" films Die Hard and Lethal Weapon and the films of "sensitive transformation" that followed in their wake; and the curious yet symptomatic activities of the men's movement whose "rituals" Pfeil has investigated firsthand.
What do men-white straight men in particular-want? In a series of witty and provocative investigations of American popular culture, Fred Pfeil exposes the contradictions in the construction of white heterosexual masculinity over the last fifteen years. White Guys probes such topics as the rock'n'roll bodies of Bruce Springsteen, Axl Rose, and the late Kurt Cobain; the "male rampage" films Die Hard and Lethal Weapon and the films of "sensitive transformation" that followed in their wake; and the curious yet symptomatic activities of the men's movement whose "rituals" Pfeil has investigated firsthand.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
The Haymarket series
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781859840320
SKU
V9781859840320
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Ref
99-3
About Fred Pfeil
Fred Pfeil teaches in the English Department and the American Studies Program at Trinity College in Connecticut. His reviews, stories, and articles have appeared in The Nation, The Village Voice, and a variety of literary magazines. He received the Editors' Book Award for his recently published collection of stories, What They Tell You to Forget
Reviews for White Guys
Something rare-cultural studies you can actually use.
Spin
Pfeil's wit and originality make his media exploration of men a pleasure to read.
The Women’s Review of Books
Pfeil is a superb writer ... His readings of the bodily iconography of the male rock star, especially Bruce Springsteen and Axl Rose, are brilliant.
Michael Kimmel Among ... Read more
Spin
Pfeil's wit and originality make his media exploration of men a pleasure to read.
The Women’s Review of Books
Pfeil is a superb writer ... His readings of the bodily iconography of the male rock star, especially Bruce Springsteen and Axl Rose, are brilliant.
Michael Kimmel Among ... Read more