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Masculinities and Whiteness. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Sep 2008, Pages: 340
The subject of masculinities has quickly gained
popular interest and has recently become a
significant area of academic research. This book
explores ways in which secondary school boys in an
Australian school negotiate and interrogate
discursive ideologies relating to hegemonic
masculinities and to the normality of whiteness. It
examines ways in which students are able to open up
spaces to interrogate hegemonic heterosexual
masculinities, to interrogate power relationships,
and to access alternative masculinities. The voices
of the students bring to life their everyday life
experiences and feelings. This book identifies some
of the main theoretical arguments within the field of
masculinities, particularly as informed by a feminist
perspective. The new knowledge presented here has the
potential to significantly influence teaching
strategies and transform educational practices which
can affect social justice issues. This book is
essential reading for both practitioners and
researchers at school and university level, and for
others interested in the ways in which the notions of
masculinities affect society today.
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