Detoxing masculinity in anglophone literature and culture : in search of good men

Detoxing masculinity in anglophone literature and culture : in search of good men / edited by Sara Martín, M. Isabel Santaulària.

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...

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Other Authors: Martín, Sara (Martín Alegre) (Editor), Santaulària, M. Isabel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Subjects:
Masculinity in literature.
Men in literature.
English literature > History and criticism.
English literature
Masculinity in literature
Men in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Novels.
Romans.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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