Detoxing masculinity in anglophone literature and culture : in search of good men / edited by Sara Martín, M. Isabel Santaulària.
Martín, Sara (Martín Alegre), editor.; Santaulària, M. Isabel, editor.
2023
PN56.M316
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Title Detoxing masculinity in anglophone literature and culture : in search of good men / edited by Sara Martín, M. Isabel Santaulària.
ISBN 9783031221446 (electronic bk.)
3031221443 (electronic bk.)
9783031221439
3031221435
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22144-6
Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-22144-6 doi
Call Number PN56.M316
Dewey Decimal Classification 820.9/35211
Summary A most timely contribution to Masculinity Studies. While most studies focus on notions of toxic masculinity, this collection adopts a refreshing approach to the subject by questioning hegemonic masculinity and by offering distinct possibilities of being a man in contemporary society. A must-read for anyone interested in changing masculinities and gender relations. Josep M. Armengol, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Is masculinity still in crisis? In this colourful, erudite anthology many of the most eminent masculinity scholars use their richly diverse literary knowledge to answer this question. Their goal is to find ways of finally ridding society of continuing expressions of toxic masculinities. A necessary tonic for our times. Lynne Segal, University of London, UK This edited volume rethinks Masculinity Studies by breaking away from the notion of the perpetual crisis of masculinity. It argues that not enough has been done to distinguish patriarchy from masculinity and proposes to detox masculinity by offering a collection of positive representations of men in fictional and non-fictional texts. The editors show how ideas of hegemonic and toxic masculinity have been too fixed on the exploration of dominance and subservience, and too little on the men (and the male characters in fiction) who behave following other ethical, personal and socially accepted patterns. Bringing together research from different periods and genres, this collection provides broad, multidisciplinary insights into alternative representations of masculinity. Sara Martn is Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Cultural Studies at the Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona, Spain. Among her books are Masculinity and Patriarchal Villainy in British Fiction: From Hitler to Voldemort (2019) and Representations of Masculinity in Literature and Film: Focus on Men (2020). M. Isabel Santaulria is Senior Lecturer at the Department of English and Linguistics, Universitat de Lleida, Spain. She has published a book on serial killer fiction, El monstruo humano: Una introduccin a la ficcin de los asesinos en serie (2009), and numerous articles in national and international journals. .
Bibliography, etc. Note References -- Chapter 5: Hybrid Masculinities in D.H. Lawrence's "The Blind Man" and Raymond Carver's "Cathedral" -- Introduction: Detoxing Masculinities -- Rethinking Hybrid Masculinities -- "Mortal Friendship": Hybrid Masculinities in "The Blind Man" -- "A Regular Blind Jack-of-All-Trades": Hybrid Masculinities in "Cathedral" -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Transnational Fictions -- Chapter 6: Of Tender Hearts and Good Men: Reading Australian Masculinity in Tim Winton's Fiction -- Introduction -- The Riders: A Man with "A Big Heart"
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Intro
Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction: Beyond Toxic Patriarchal Masculinity
Why Masculinity Needs to Be Detoxed (and Good Men Found)
How This Books Works
References
Part I: Literature
Chapter 2: The Visible-Invisible Good Man in Jane Austen's The Watsons
"By Indirections Find Directions Out"
The Watsons
What Is Toxic Masculinity for Jane Austen?
Toxic Masculinity in The Watsons
Remedying Toxic Masculinity in Emma's World
Conclusion
Notes
References

Chapter 3: Ishmael's Detoxing Process: Escaping Domestic Homogeneity in Moby-Dick
Introduction: A Novel of Escape
Escaping Toxic Homogeneity
Living-With in Pluralistic Dwellings
Cohabitation: Morality, Ethics, Goodness
"Unhousing": The Need to Create More Pluralistic Dwellings
Notes
References
Chapter 4: From Brutal to Spiritual Men in T.S. Eliot's Poetry and Drama: Sweeney and Beyond
Introduction: How Dual Sweeney Unites Eliot's Men
Sweeney the Brute
Sweeney, or the Promise of Humanity
Harry Monchensey and Colby Simpkins, or Sweeney Purified
Conclusion

Eyrie, Breath, and The Turning: Of Goodness, Care, and Ethical Responsibility
Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: "A Good Man is Hard to Find": The Making of Michael 'Digger' Digson
Introduction: Caribbean Empowerment
Fighting Toxic Misogynistic Violence in the Caribbean
An Example of Toxic Masculinity: Malan
Digger, the Detoxed Man
Conclusions
References
Chapter 8: Black Masculinities in the Age of #BLM: Zadie Smith's On Beauty
Introduction: Black Masculinities
Fluid Borders: Black Atlantic Identities in Zadie Smith's On Beauty

Racialized Gender Performativity in Urban Spaces: The Case of Levi Belsey
Conclusion: Towards a Detoxed Black Masculinity
References
Part III: Fantasy
Chapter 9: "Some Wizards Just Like to Boast that Theirs Are Bigger and Better": Harry Potter and the Rejection of Patriarchal Power
Introduction: Harry as Anti-patriarchal Hero
Casting Away the Elder Wand: Harry's Rejection of Power
Harry, Just Harry: A Good But Imperfect Ordinary Boy
Conclusion
References

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