Overview
- Provides a significant new analysis of gender and masculinity in a little-explored context
- Highlights the complexity of masculinity in East Asia by connecting local issues to global agendas
- Creates a platform for the development of masculinity studies by in-country researchers
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About this book
This book provides a fresh and contemporary take on the study of men and masculinity. It highlights new and exciting approaches to sexuality, desire, men and masculinity in East Asian contexts, focusing on the interconnections between them. In doing so, it re-examines the key concepts that underpin studies of masculinity, such as homophobia, homosociality and heteronormativity. Developing new ways of thinking about masculinity in local contexts, it fills a significant lacuna in contemporary scholarship. This thought-provoking work will appeal to students and scholars of gender studies, cultural studies and the wider social sciences.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Being and Becoming: Subjectivities, Identifications and Intimacy
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Representations: Producing and Consuming Sexual Masculinities
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Emerging Masculinities: Configuring Men’s Futures
Reviews
“By examining the interactions between masculinity and sexuality in diverse East Asian localities such as the PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan, the informative essays in this book shift attention away from the much-studied West to this dynamic region. As well as analyses of usual male concerns such as dating and career, the book also presents a more nuanced picture of the lives of Asian men by delving into various manifestations of non-heterosexuality in this part of the world. It is timely and enlightening.” (Professor Kam Louie, The University of Hong Kong)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Chris Haywood is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Newcastle University, UK.
Mairtin Mac an Ghaill is a Professor at Newman University, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: East Asian Men
Book Subtitle: Masculinity, Sexuality and Desire
Editors: Xiaodong Lin, Chris Haywood, Mairtin Mac an Ghaill
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55634-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55633-2Published: 23 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-71759-0Published: 21 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55634-9Published: 11 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 264
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gender Studies, Ethnicity Studies, Sexual Behavior, Asian Politics