Performing Masculinity

This interdisciplinary study analyzes the ways in which signs of masculinity have been performed across a wide variety of contexts and genres - including literature, classical ballet, sports, rock music, films and computer games - from 

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Performing Masculinity Edited by

Rainer Emig Antony Rowland

Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Rainer Emig and Antony Rowland 2010 Individual chapters © contributors 2010 Preface © Joseph Bristow 2009 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2009 978–0–230–57798–5 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-36759-7 ISBN 978-0-230-27608-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230276086

This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Performing masculinity / edited by Rainer Emig, Antony Rowland. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Masculinity in literature. 2. Literature, Modern—History and criticism. 3. Masculinity in popular culture. I. Emig, Rainer, 1964– II. Rowland, Antony. PN56.M316P37 2010 2009048424 809 .933521—dc22 10