Richard Ford And The Fiction Of Masculinities

Author : Josep M. Armengol
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Masculinity in literature
ISBN : 1433110865

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Richard Ford and the Fiction of Masculinities by Josep M. Armengol Pdf

Richard Ford and the Fiction of Masculinities demonstrates how contemporary U.S. novelist Richard Ford, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for literature, rewrites gender, and in particular masculinity, from highly subversive and innovative perspectives. Josep M. Armengol analyzes the construction, as well as the de-construction, of masculinity in all of Ford's major fictional texts to date, ranging from A Piece of My Heart to The Sportswriter to The Lay of the Land. Given its simultaneous critique of traditional masculinity and its depiction of alternative models of being a man, Ford's fiction is shown to be particularly interesting from a men's studies perspective, which aims not only to undermine patriarchal masculinity but also to look for new, non-hierarchical, and more egalitarian models of being a man in contemporary U.S. culture and literature. By framing Ford's contemporary representations of masculinity within a more general context of American literature, this book reveals how his texts continue along a trajectory of earlier American fiction while they also re-examine masculinity in new, more complex ways. Richard Ford and the Fiction of Masculinities contributes to the much-needed revision of men and masculinities in U. S. literature, and especially Richard Ford's fiction, where constructions of gender and masculinity remain, paradoxically enough, largely unexplored.

Author : Josep M. Armengol
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443827515

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Men in Color by Josep M. Armengol Pdf

Comprising seven different chapters, the collection Men in Color attempts to analyze, and revisit, the representation of ethnic masculinities, both white and non-white, in and through contemporary U.S. literature and cinema. If most of the existing studies on masculinity and race have centered on one specific model of racialized masculinities, Men in Color attempts to provide an introductory perspective on different racialized masculinities simultaneously, including African American, Asian American, Chicano, Arab American, and also white masculinity, which is analyzed as another ethnic and gendered construct, rather than as a paradigm of normalcy and “universality.” By exploring several ethnic masculinities in relation to each other, the present volume aims to highlight both the differences and the similarities between different patterns of masculinity, showing how, even as gender is inflected by race, certain aspects or features of masculinity remain unchanged across the ethnic board. Ultimately, the volume as a whole illustrates both the changing nature of masculinities as well as the recurrence of certain stereotypes, such as the hypersexualization and/or the feminization of ethnic males, which recur in and across several ethnicities. The constant tension and intersection between gender and race is the subject of this book, which hopes to contribute some notes and reflections on ethnic masculinities to the much more complex and larger discussion about gender and racial identities in our increasingly multicultural and globalized 21st-century world.

Author : Vidya Ravi
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781498587334

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Masculinity and Place in American Literature since 1950 by Vidya Ravi Pdf

American literature has long celebrated the figure of the self-made man and the idea of establishing selfhood, particularly male selfhood, in nature. However, during the crisis of masculinity that swept across America in the middle of the twentieth century, a generation of writers started exploring a different kind of a man. This was a figure who was concerned not so much with the loss of the West or the desire to recover a wilderness, but with how to live in an ordinary, domesticated continent. Masculinity and Place in American Literature since 1950 explores the role of place in negotiating, reinforcing, and subverting articulations of hegemonic masculinity in the work of four American writers from the latter part of the 20th century—John Cheever, John Updike, Raymond Carver, and Richard Ford. The book argues that American fiction by white male writers between the 1950s and the present day is compelled by the troubled and troubling relationship between masculinity and place. This relationship is deeply embedded in how ideals of masculinity are predicated upon the experience of the physical world, and how the symbolic logic of masculinity is continually subverted by alternative conceptions of dwelling and ecological consciousness.

Author : James Plath
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781535849159

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Gale Researcher Guide for: Channeling Masculinity: Richard Ford and John Updike by James Plath Pdf

Gale Researcher Guide for: Channeling Masculinity: Richard Ford and John Updike is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Author : Josep M. Armengol
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031533495

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Rewriting White Masculinities in Contemporary Fiction and Film by Josep M. Armengol Pdf

Author : Richard Ford
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408835142

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Women With Men by Richard Ford Pdf

The landscape of Women with Men ranges from the northern plains of Montana to the streets of Paris and the suburbs of Chicago. The tragedies that stalk the characters are unfolded with an indelible wit and clarity. So merciless is Ford's lingering gaze upon human, mostly male, weakness, so understanding his eye for the unravelling threads of human love, that this collection of novellas seems only to broaden the reputation and the following of one of the outstanding writers of our time.

Author : Josep M. Armengol
Publisher : Masculinity Studies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Human body
ISBN : 1433118912

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Embodying Masculinities by Josep M. Armengol Pdf

The body remains the most visibly gendered social and cultural construction. Not only does it classify individuals into two different sexes from the very start of their lives, but some of the most obvious social divisions - such as race and nationality, age and physical appearance, religion, or class - are also written on the body. Although most studies have focused on women's bodies, the present volume seeks to explore both the construction and deconstruction of the male body in and through U.S. culture and literature from the early twentieth century up to the present. In so doing, this book illustrates not only the changing nature of the male body but also its recurrent use as a political weapon throughout U.S. cultural and literary history. Embodying Masculinities sketches the first history of the male body in modern U.S. culture and literature. The book will be of interest to scholars in the fields of gender and masculinity studies as well as those in American studies.

Author : Ian McGuire
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781609383435

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Richard Ford and the Ends of Realism by Ian McGuire Pdf

"An original exploration of the work of writer Richard Ford in the context of its place within contemporary debates about the possible role, meaning of, and value of literary realism in a postmodern age"--

Author : Rubén Peinado Abarrio
Publisher : Universitat de València
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9788491341581

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Learning To Be American by Rubén Peinado Abarrio Pdf

Pocos novelistas contemporáneos han analizado la cultura americana con el detalle con el que lo ha hecho Richard Ford en su trilogía sobre Frank Bascombe: 'The Sportswriter', 'Independence Day' y 'The Lay of the Land'. Un tríptico sobre la idiosincrasia de la sociedad norteamericana expuesto por uno de los narradores más meticulosos de la nación. Este libro se aventura en un territorio sin explorar, revelando cómo el singular sabor americano de las novelas de Frank Bascombe también surge de escenarios peculiares y de los personajes marginales, que proponen modelos de identidad alternativos. Esta obra redescubre la esencia del principal proyecto novelístico de Ford, desvelándolo como una fuente infinita de percepciones para cualquier lector interesado en la gente, los mitos y las narrativas que construyen el ser americano.

Author : Patrick O'Donnell,Stephen J. Burn,Lesley Larkin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1607 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119431718

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The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction, 2 Volumes by Patrick O'Donnell,Stephen J. Burn,Lesley Larkin Pdf

Fresh perspectives and eye-opening discussions of contemporary American fiction In The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction: 1980-2020, a team of distinguished scholars delivers a focused and in-depth collection of essays on some of the most significant and influential authors and literary subjects of the last four decades. Cutting-edge entries from established and new voices discuss subjects as varied as multiculturalism, contemporary regionalisms, realism after poststructuralism, indigenous narratives, globalism, and big data in the context of American fiction from the last 40 years. The Encyclopedia provides an overview of American fiction at the turn of the millennium as well as a vision of what may come. It perfectly balances analysis, summary, and critique for an illuminating treatment of the subject matter. This collection also includes: An exciting mix of established and emerging contributors from around the world discussing central and cutting-edge topics in American fiction studies Focused, critical explorations of authors and subjects of critical importance to American fiction Topics that reflect the energies and tendencies of contemporary American fiction from the forty years between 1980 and 2020 The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction: 1980-2020 is a must-have resource for undergraduate and graduate students of American literature, English, creative writing, and fiction studies. It will also earn a place in the libraries of scholars seeking an authoritative array of contributions on both established and newer authors of contemporary fiction.

Author : À. Carabí,J. Armengol
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137462565

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Alternative Masculinities for a Changing World by À. Carabí,J. Armengol Pdf

Focusing on global examples of gender equality, this collection explores non-dominant models of masculinity that represent gender equity in pro-feminist ways. Essays explore new alternative models of masculinity by a wide variety of contemporary authors and texts, ranging from Paul Auster to Jonathan Franzen.

Author : Linda De Roche
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2067 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9798216157984

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Twentieth-Century and Contemporary American Literature in Context [4 volumes] by Linda De Roche Pdf

This four-volume reference work surveys American literature from the early 20th century to the present day, featuring a diverse range of American works and authors and an expansive selection of primary source materials. Bringing useful and engaging material into the classroom, this four-volume set covers more than a century of American literary history—from 1900 to the present. Twentieth-Century and Contemporary American Literature in Context profiles authors and their works and provides overviews of literary movements and genres through which readers will understand the historical, cultural, and political contexts that have shaped American writing. Twentieth-Century and Contemporary American Literature in Context provides wide coverage of authors, works, genres, and movements that are emblematic of the diversity of modern America. Not only are major literary movements represented, such as the Beats, but this work also highlights the emergence and development of modern Native American literature, African American literature, and other representative groups that showcase the diversity of American letters. A rich selection of primary documents and background material provides indispensable information for student research.

Author : Brian Baker
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781847062628

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Masculinity in Fiction and Film by Brian Baker Pdf

Covers wide range of popular British and American fiction and film including Westerns, spy fiction, science fiction and crime narratives.

Author : J. Armengol
Publisher : Springer
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137482808

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Masculinities in Black and White by J. Armengol Pdf

Inverting the traditional focus of ethnic studies on blackness as the object of scrutiny, this book explores dominant forms of white masculinity as seen by African American authors placed alongside certain white writers. Author analyzes texts by Herman Melville, Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, Frederick Douglass, and James Baldwin.

Author : A. Ferrebe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230502314

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Masculinity in Male-Authored Fiction, 1950-2000 by A. Ferrebe Pdf

Tracing the influence of masculinity on fictional form and theme through an era of dizzying social change, this timely new book conducts a close analysis of English novels selected for contrasting definitions of the male gender, from the allegedly Angry Young Men to the contemporary confessions of Nick Hornby. The literary period since 1950 is interpreted as one of intense political and stylistic negotiation by male authors with the gendered subject-positions both of fictional characters and those who read about them.