The nature of masculinity : critical theory, new materialisms, and technologies of embodiment
Steve Garlick
Bok Engelsk 2016
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| Utgitt | UBC Press , 2016
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| Omfang | 228 sider
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| Opplysninger | Introduction : the nature of masculinity -- Social theory, masculinity, and new materialisms -- Technologies of embodiment : toward a new critical theory of masculinity -- Autoerotic bodies : biopolitics, masculinity, and nature -- Pornographic bodies : affect, masculinity, and technology -- Violent bodies : complexity and the spectacle of masculinity -- The work of masculinity.. - "This penetrating analysis of the relationship between gender and nature proposes that masculinity is a technology that shapes both our engagement with the natural world and how we define freedom. Scholars of contemporary social theory and new materialisms have pointed out the increasingly porous boundaries between nature, technology, and human social relations. As the complexity of our ecosystems becomes more apparent, the line between nature and culture, human and nonhuman, and technology and bodies becomes less distinct. Yet contemporary masculinity studies has generally failed to acknowledge this new way of thinking. Extending the work of the Frankfurt School and Heidegger's critique of modern technology to incorporate issues of gender, Steve Garlick reassesses the connections between masculinity, nature, and embodiment. Drawing on historical and contemporary case studies (on street riots, pornography, and masturbation), as well as new materialist theories of affect, biopolitics, and complexity, The Nature of Masculinity argues that the essence of technology is not in mechanical devices but in a particular relationship to natural forces. Within this framework, masculinity is best understood as a technology of embodiment that defines how humans interact with the natural world. It follows that freedom does not lie in the domination of nature but rather in fostering a new relation to it."--
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| Emner | Autoeroticism
Constructivism Emotions Human Body Vis mer... Human Males
Masculinity - Philosophy. : (OCoLC)fst01011030 Materialism (Philosophy) Occupations Pornography Sexuality Technology Violence nature natur embodiment forkroppsligelse biopolitics biopolitikk complexity kompleksitet maskulinitet menn kjønn konstruktivisme materialisme kropp seksualitet autoerotikk onani masturbasjon pornografi teknologi affekt vold arbeid |
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| ISBN | 9780774833295
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