Recent sociological and cultural narratives have suggested that there exists a current &«crisis» in masculinity. This crisis has been explained and defined in many ways; it is a burgeoning sense of victimised identity in reaction to the feminist movement, a confused response to the complex and contradictory narratives of contemporary masculine identities, or traditional masculine working practices and behaviour being eroded by modern consumer societies . The purpose of this book is to locate this sense of crisis within Irish contexts, fill a current gap in academic discourse surrounding literary, theatrical and cinematic depictions of Irish masculinity, and discuss how fictional representations of masculinity and maleness in contemporary Ireland have addressed, explored and discussed images of men in states of anxiety, crisis and chaos.
| ISBN: | 9781788747790 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2019 |
| Author: | Catherine Rees |
| Publisher: | Carysfort Press an imprint of Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 210 pages |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies Popular culture Sex and sexuality, social aspects Social attitudes Literary studies: from c 2000 Literary studies: plays and playwrights |
Recent sociological and cultural narratives have suggested that there exists a current &«crisis» in masculinity. This crisis has been explained and defined in many ways; it is a burgeoning sense of victimised identity in reaction to the feminist movement, a confused response to the complex and contradictory narratives of contemporary masculine identities, or traditional masculine working practices and behaviour being eroded by modern consumer societies . The purpose of this book is to locate this sense of crisis within Irish contexts, fill a current gap in academic discourse surrounding literary, theatrical and cinematic depictions of Irish masculinity, and discuss how fictional representations of masculinity and maleness in contemporary Ireland have addressed, explored and discussed images of men in states of anxiety, crisis and chaos.
Masculinity in Crisis features in the following genres: Theatre studies, Popular culture, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Social attitudes, Literary studies: from c 2000, Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Masculinity in Crisis is available in Paperback
Masculinity in Crisis was written by Catherine Rees and published by Carysfort Press an imprint of Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Masculinity in Crisis has 210 pages