Masculinity and Its Challenges in India: Essays on Changing Perceptions - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786472243 ISBN 13: 9780786472246

Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2013

Synopsis

This volume of new interdisciplinary essays provides insights into the emerging field of masculinities and the challenges it poses to the Indian male. Masculinities research has evolved considerably and demonstrates that men are not an homogenous group but are instead diverse--there are many "masculinities." Manliness can no longer be studied from just a North American or European perspective but from those of every part of the world. Covering an array of topics such as the construction of identity and the negotiation of power and sexuality, these essays aim to show how masculinities are experienced and embodied within India.

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About the Authors

Rohit K Dasgupta is associate lecturer and doctoral student at the University of the Arts London. He lives in London, England.

The late K. Moti Gokulsing was a retired reader and senior visiting research fellow, University of East London. He was the founder and co-editor of the journal, South Asian Popular Culture and lived in London.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Co
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786472243
• ISBN 13: 9780786472246
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252
• Editor: Dasgupta Rohit K., Gokulsing K. Moti