An edition of Contested masculinities
(2006)
Contested masculinities
crises in colonial male identity from Joseph Conrad to Satyajit Ray
by Nalin Jayasena
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Colonies in literature, Commonwealth literature (English), English literature, Gender identity in literature, History and criticism, Masculinity in literature, Men in literature, National characteristics, English, in literature, Men's studies, Masculinity, Masculinité dans la littérature, Littérature anglaise, Histoire et critique, Littérature du Commonwealth (anglaise), Anglais dans la littérature, Identité sexuelle dans la littérature, Hommes dans la littérature, Colonies dans la littérature, LITERARY CRITICISM, European, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Kolonialismus, Literatur, Männlichkeit, GeschlechtsidentitätTimes
19th century, 20th century
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Crises in colonial male identity -- Making English-men and unmaking empire in Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim -- Performing masculinity, playing cricket: Bodyline and late-imperial British identity -- Of clubs and concubines: reading imperial authority in George Orwell's Burmese Days -- Desire is for men who are men: the politics of masculinity in Satyajit Ray's The Home and the World.
This work examines how English masculinity was contested by feminism, nationalism in colonies, and homosexuality.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243) and index.
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