
Southern Masculinity: Perspectives On Manhood In The South Since Reconstruction
The follow-up to the critically acclaimed collection Southern Manhood: Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old South (Georgia, 2004), Southern Masculinity explores the contours of southern male identity from Reconstruction to the present. Twelve case studies document the changing definitions of southern masculine identity as understood in conjunction with identities based on race, gender, age, sexu...
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: University of Georgia Press (February 15, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780820332321
ISBN-13: 978-0820332321
ASIN: 0820332321
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 1640336
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lity, and geography.After the Civil War, southern men crafted notions of manhood in opposition to northern ideals of masculinity and as counterpoint to southern womanhood. At the same time, manliness in the South―as understood by individuals and within communities―retained and transformed antebellum conceptions of honor and mastery. This collection examines masculinity with respect to Reconstruction, the New South, racism, southern womanhood, the Sunbelt, gay rights, and the rise of the Christian Right. Familiar figures such as Arthur Ashe are investigated from fresh angles, while other essays plumb new areas such as the womanless wedding and Cherokee masculinity.
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