Browsing by Subject "masculinity"

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Criminalizing Culture: Black Masculinity in the Era of Mass Incarceration
(2020) Braziel, Whitley; Epp, Derek
This independent research seeks to analyze the industrial, cultural, and textual production of Black masculinity in commercial American film, from the Blaxploitation era of the 1970s to the digital present. I examine how the dominant media industry has constructed Blackness for national audiences, and how Black creatives, producers, performers, and audiences have responded to and intervened in these textual constructions and industrial spaces. In considering the cultural and political implications of, and struggles over, these representations, I examine how Blackness in film has intersected with, reinforced, and challenged dominant ideologies and meanings of race in America, as well as entrenched power structures and hierarchies. My research is built upon the theories of social construction, cultivation, and agenda setting, and utilizes a content analysis approach. Thus, my research surveys a range of historical and contemporary media texts of pop culture entertainment in order to track key movements, texts, and figures in the history of mediated Blackness, investigating how it has shifted over time in relation to different industrial configurations and sociopolitical contexts.
Examining Masculinity and Gender in Kaqchikel Sololá, Guatemala
(LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, 2015) Choy, Rigoberto Ajcalón
Healthy Masculinity Tips From A Personal Trainer
(Burnt X Orange, 2019-04-29) Archer, Branch
Lost And Recovered: Changing Ideals Of Masculinity, Strength, And Physique In And Out Of War In 20Th Century America
(2019-05-01) Gore, Mehul; Beckwith, Kimberly
In the 20th century, American men were exposed to many different influences that shaped how they viewed themselves as men and how they achieved this ideal manhood. The main theme that connected this pursuit of masculinity was with regards to their bodies; in the physical realm, strength and physique went hand in hand with ideal manhood. This thesis explores different influences of these three interrelated elements – strength, physique, and masculinity. For organizational purposes, these influences are split between three periods highlighted by significant wars: World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. For each period, its respective war will be included as an influence of masculinity, along with other topics in the wartime era. Furthermore, there will be common consideration of the media, and significant individuals that influenced media representation, in each period to add insight into how people were thinking about the male body and masculinity at the time. Overall, the purpose of the thesis is to explore how various political, economic, and social factors contributed to a constant flux between lost and recovered manhood during 20th century wartime, and why strength and physique was a key aspect of this manhood during the century.
Masculinity & Asian Identity
(Center for Asian American Studies, 2021-03-30) Center for Asian American Studies
Reimagining Masculinity in Honglou Meng: The Case of Wang Xi-feng
(2024) McGee, Rachel; Lai, Chiu-Mi
This thesis is an exploration of how masculinity is reimagined in the 18th c. masterpiece, Honglou meng by Cao Xueqin. A significant contributing factor to the enduring appeal of this 120-chapter novel is a presentation of memorable characters that project a wide spectrum of gendered roles. The thesis argument is focused on the reimagining of masculinity in the case of a principal female character, Wang Xi-feng, who is one of the most famous figures in Chinese fiction. The character is an exemplary case study for how the women in Honglou meng are not defined by Qing Dynasty gendered expectations. In-depth analysis draws from Maram Epstein’s “construction of the authentic self” (2012). This thesis further explores the significant intersection of the embodiment of masculinity and illness, on both physical and metaphysical levels.
SAGAR: South Asia Graduate Research Journal, Volume 19
(2010) University of Texas at Austin; Chakrabarti, Ishan; Milligan, Matthew D.; Rudmann, Dan; Althen, Kaitlin; Burman, Reed; Current, Christian; Curtis, Cary; Holland, Christopher; Nelson, Priya; Raheja, Natasha; Sutton, Keely
Skirts & Floofy Dresses: A Referendum on Masculinity
(2021-01-21) De Los Santos, Ramiro