Geir Presterudstuen

Performing Masculinity (eBook, PDF)

Body, Self and Identity in Modern Fiji

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Produktbeschreibung

Geir Henning Presterudstuen provides an ethnographic account of howmen in the multicultural urban centres of Fiji perceive, construct andperform masculinities in the context of rapid social change. Theoreticallyinformed by critical feminist theories, postcolonialism, R.W. Connell's workon masculinities and a Bourdieuan conceptualization of the body, thisbook explores how notions of masculinity, manhood and the male bodyare shaped by the conflicting social forces of Fijian tradition, modernity,commercialization and urbanization.The book provides a timely intervention, from the grassroots level in theglobal south, into an ongoing discourse about men and masculinities thathas long been dominated by voices from Europe and the US. Combiningclassic ethnography with innovative social analysis, Presterudstuen'sbook is suitable for students and academics with an interest in genderand social change, and for scholars across a variety of disciplinesincluding anthropology, gender studies, sociology, pacific studies andinternational development.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000184341
• Artikelnr.: 59604254

Autorenporträt

Geir Henning Presterudstuen is Lecturer in Anthropology at Western Sydney University, Australia. He has conducted long-term fieldwork in Fiji since 2009 and has published widely on issues of gender and social change.

Inhaltsangabe

PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Modernities, Masculinities and the Fijian Body:
Connections and Conceptualizations2. Performing Masculinity through
Christian Devotion: Methodism and Manhood3. 'Living in Hell': Performing
Indo-Fijian Masculinities4. Making a Living: Land, Labour, Trade and
Tradition for Modern Fijian Men.5. Drinking, Hyper-masculinity and
Insolence 6. Betting-men and Bad Money: Modern Masculinities and
Consumption7. Sex, Sexualities and the Modern BodyPostscript: Modern
Masculinities in Fiji and Theoretical ImplicationsNotesBibliography Index