This text questions society's normative standards of the masculine and contemplates the extent to which men and women can transcend these stereotypes. It examines the ways in which representations of masculinity and maleness in the media and the arts produce, challenge and ultimately shape notions of the masculine. Masculinity in relationship to science and law, two dominant social institutions that play a vital role in constructing stereotypes and establishing gendered power relationships, is also considered. The study aims to take the reader beyond the status of masculinity itself, arguing...
This text questions society's normative standards of the masculine and contemplates the extent to which men and women can transcend these stereotypes....
The past decade has seen American culture deeply divided by debates over social identity, public morality, communal values and freedom of expression. A key focus of these polarizing discussions has been the role of visual arts in public life.
In Art Matters, five leading cultural critics and two prominent contemporary artists show the ways that this debate has profoundly reshaped our view of American culture. Lucy Lippard investigates the extraordinary recent transformations in visual art; Michele Wallace takes on high art, popular culture, and African American identity; David...
The past decade has seen American culture deeply divided by debates over social identity, public morality, communal values and freedom of expressio...
With contributions by: Christine Benglia Bevington Marie Annick Brown Andrew Byard Cenen The Chinatown History Project Clinton Coalition of Concern Rosalyn Deutsche Dan Graham and Robin Hurst Alexander Kluge The Mad Housers Tony Masso The Nation Richard Plunz William Price Yvonne Rainer Mel Rosenthal Allan Sekula Camilo Jose Vergara Dan Wiley
Discussions in Contemporary Culture is an award-winning series co-published with the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City. These volumes offer rich and timely discourses on a broad range of cultural issues and critical theory. The...
With contributions by: Christine Benglia Bevington Marie Annick Brown Andrew Byard Cenen The Chinatown History Project Clinton Coalition of Concern...
A "Village Voice" Best Book of the Year, this collection of essays covers a range of topics, from Education and Democracy and Politics and Election to Cultural Participation and AIDS and Democracy: A Case Study.
With contributions by: Erma Bombeck Noam Chomsky Alexander Cockburn David Deitcher Lisa Duggan Barbara Ehrenreich Deirdre English Stuart Ewen Henry Louis Gates Jr. Group Material bell hooks Gary Indiana Catherine Lord Bill Moyers William Olander Mark P. Petracca Yvonne Rainer Vito Russo Ira Shor Tom Stoddard Polly Thistlethwaite Brian Wallis
Discussions in Contemporary...
A "Village Voice" Best Book of the Year, this collection of essays covers a range of topics, from Education and Democracy and Politics and Election...
