The Culture And Politics Of Populist Masculinities

Author : Outi Hakola,Janne Salminen,Juho Turpeinen,Oscar Winberg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781793635266

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The Culture and Politics of Populist Masculinities by Outi Hakola,Janne Salminen,Juho Turpeinen,Oscar Winberg Pdf

The ideologies and practices of various populist movements are centered on issues of gender, especially idealized notions of masculinity. Offering cultural, political, and historical approaches from a range of interdisciplinary and international perspectives, The Culture and Politics of Populist Masculinities analyzes articulations and performances that link populism to masculinity. In particular, the collection studies political participation in the form of public debates, media, and popular culture. The authors emphasize that in order to understand what can be defined as populism, we need to look at the culture that it inhabits and the efforts to claim, challenge, and reclaim the popular. Writing from a wide range of international contexts, the contributors to The Culture and Politics of Populist Masculinities explore how populist masculinities are articulated and performed, whether there is something problematic about a specifically masculine populism, and whether there is hope for a pluralist, inclusive, even progressive form of masculine populism. Culture and Politics of Populist Masculinities’ international range of contributors explore how populist masculinities are articulated and performed, whether there is something problematic about a specifically masculine populism, and whether there is hope for a pluralist, inclusive, even progressive form of masculine populism.

Author : Joshua M. Roose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429775253

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The New Demagogues by Joshua M. Roose Pdf

Focused on the emergence of US President Donald Trump, the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, and the recruitment of Islamic State foreign fighters from Western Muslim communities, this book explores the ways in which the decay and corruption of key social institutions has created a vacuum of intellectual and moral guidance for working people and deprived them of hope and an upward social mobility long considered central to the social contract of Western liberal democracy. Examining the exploitation of this vacuum of leadership and opportunity by new demagogues, the author considers two important yet overlooked dimensions of this new populism: the mobilization of both religion and masculinity. By understanding religion as a dynamic social force that can be mobilized for purposes of social solidarity and by appreciating the sociological arguments that hyper-masculinity is caused by social injury, Roose considers how these key social factors have been particularly important in contributing to the emergence of the new demagogues and their followers. Roose identifies the challenges that this poses for Western liberal democracy and argues that states must look beyond identity politics and exclusively rights-based claims and, instead, consider classical conceptions of citizenship.

Author : Kathleen Starck
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443864824

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A Man's World? Political Masculinities in Literature and Culture by Kathleen Starck Pdf

Political institutions and practices such as the state, parliament, citizenship and nationality, the vote, the military, and the making and implementation of laws have traditionally been treated as if they were un-gendered and guided exclusively by objective reasoning and rationality. Rationality and reason, though, have been habitually ascribed to masculinity, a fact which has often been ignored in favour of the apparent gender-inclusiveness of the realm of politics. In contrast to this view, this book explores the interdependence of the construction of masculinities, on the one hand, and the emerging, maintenance, and modification of concepts such as the state, citizenship, nationality and nationalism, democracy and militarism on the other. Illustrating the great amount of research activity in the field of political masculinities, the book offers many perspectives in its attempt to shed light on different modes of representing and constructing political masculinities across time and space. Findings from the fields of political science, history, media studies, literature, and film studies, as well as cultural studies, encourage an interdisciplinary debate of political masculinities in Europe and the United States from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century.

Author : Gabriele Dietze,Julia Roth
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783839449806

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Right-Wing Populism and Gender by Gabriele Dietze,Julia Roth Pdf

While research in right-wing populism has recently been blossoming, a systematic study of the intersection of right-wing populism and gender is still missing, even though gender issues are ubiquitous in discourses of the radical right ranging from »ethnosexism« against immigrants, to »anti-genderism.« This volume shows that the intersectionality of gender, race and class is constitutional for radical right discourse. From different European perspectives, the contributions investigate the ways in which gender is used as a meta-language, strategic tool and »affective bridge« for ordering and hierarchizing political objectives in the discourse of the diverse actors of the »right-wing complex.«

Author : Karen Lee Ashcraft
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529221428

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Wronged and Dangerous by Karen Lee Ashcraft Pdf

Is populism fueled by a feeling of manhood under attack? If gender is its driving force, are there better ways to respond? COVID-19 delivers a stark warning: the global surge of populism endangers public health. Wronged and Dangerous introduces “viral masculinity” as a novel way to meet that threat by tackling the deep connection of our social and physical worlds. It calls us to ask not what populism says, but how it spreads. Leading with gender without leaving socioeconomic forces behind, it upends prevailing wisdom about populist politics today. You do not need to know or care about gender to get invested. You only need to be concerned with our future.

Author : Alan Tomlinson,Bryan Clift
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000364064

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Populism in Sport, Leisure, and Popular Culture by Alan Tomlinson,Bryan Clift Pdf

This book examines and establishes the sociological relevance of the concept of populism and illuminates the ideological use of sport, leisure, and popular culture in socio-political populist strategies and dynamics. The first part of the book — Themes, Concepts, Theories — sets the scene by reviewing and evaluating populist themes, concepts, and theories and exploring their cultural-historical roots in and application to cultural forms such as mega-sports events, reality television programmes, and the popular music festival. The second part — National Contexts and Settings — examines populist elements of events and regimes in selected cases in South America and Europe: Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Italy, and England. In the third part — Trump Times — the place of sport in the populist ideology and practices of US president Donald Trump is critically examined in analyses of Trump’s authoritarian populism, his Twitter discourse, Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl, and populist strategy on the international stage. The book concludes with a discussion of the strong case for a fuller sociological engagement with the populist dimensions of sport, leisure, and popular cultural forms. Written in a clear and accessible style, this volume will be of interest to sociologists and social scientists beyond those specialising in popular culture and cultural politics of sport and leisure, as the topic of populism and its connection to popular cultural forms and practices has come increasingly into prominence in the contemporary world.

Author : Goran Petrovic Lotina,Théo Aiolfi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350347069

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Performing Left Populism by Goran Petrovic Lotina,Théo Aiolfi Pdf

This interdisciplinary volume offers new insights into the connections between populism and performance. As a driving force of the contemporary left, the populist logic offers a way for progressive politics to radicalize actions against the elite, fostering greater democratization of societies at a time of socio-political and environmental crisis. Exploring the populist roots of a number of performances, the contributors to this study analyze the potentials and limits of the new forms of left populism for more democratic ways of living together. Combining performance studies and political theory, Performing Left Populism demonstrates how various performance practices give rise to populism. It shows how both civic performances (including grassroots, civil movements, political speeches, state policies and media campaigns) and artistic performances (such as theatre, dance, music and artistic activism) contribute to these processes. By these means, the book examines the processes of constructing 'a people' through both the real/civic and imaginary/artistic perspectives. Offering scholars and practitioners a thought-provoking analysis of the ways in which performance can be viewed politically, as a social practice capable of mobilizing alternative ways of living and invigorating democracy, this study expands the debate about left populism towards strategies of mobilization, collectivism and democratic politics.

Author : Luke Ritter
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781040041291

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American Conspiracism by Luke Ritter Pdf

This important collection explores the social effects of popular American conspiratorial beliefs, featuring the work of 22 scholars representing multiple academic disciplines. This book aims to better understand the phenomenon of American conspiracism by investigating how people acquire their beliefs, how conspiratorial stories function in politics and society, the role of conspiracy theories in the formation of national identities, and what conspiratorial beliefs mean to individual believers. Topics include QAnon, the Boogaloo Boys, the satanic panic, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination, the Great Replacement Theory, anti-Catholic nativism, Flat Earth belief, Elvis Lives, COVID-19 denial, and much more. Each essay is accessibly and engagingly written without compromising quality. American Conspiracism is essential reading for students of psychology, political science, and U.S. history, as well as journalists, independent researchers, and anyone interested in American conspiracies.

Author : Amy H. Sturgis,Emily Strand
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781648896842

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Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier by Amy H. Sturgis,Emily Strand Pdf

After more than 55 years of transmedia storytelling, 'Star Trek' is a global phenomenon that has never been more successful than it is today. 'Star Trek' fandom is worldwide, time tested, and growing, and academic interest in the franchise, both inside and outside of the classroom, is high; at the moment, more 'Star Trek' works are underway or in development simultaneously than at any other moment in history. Unlike works that focus on a limited number of stories/media in this franchise or only offer one expert’s or discipline’s insights, this accessible and multidisciplinary anthology includes analyses from a wide range of scholars and explores 'Star Trek' from its debut in 1966 to its current incarnations, considers its implications for and collaborations with fandom, and trace its ideas and meanings across series, media, and time. 'Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier' will undoubtedly speak to academics in the field, students in the classroom, and informed lay readers and fans.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1229755558

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Mental Health, Men and Culture: how Do Sociocultural Constructions of Masculinities Relate to Men's Mental Health Help-seeking Behaviour in the WHO European Region? by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gregor Fitzi,Juergen Mackert,Bryan S. Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351608916

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Populism and the Crisis of Democracy by Gregor Fitzi,Juergen Mackert,Bryan S. Turner Pdf

The contributions to this volume Migration, Gender and Religion bring together empirically grounded and theoretically sophisticated case studies of populist responses to what are perceived to be the threats to national survival and sovereignty from ‘uncontrolled’ immigration. The demographic context – declining fertility rates and ageing populations – promotes the belief that high Muslim fertility rates are material evidence of an Islamic threat to the West, to national cohesion and particularly to the safety and dignity of the women of the host community. Consequently, gender plays an important part in populist ideology, but populist attitudes to gender are often contradictory. Populist movements are often marked by misogyny and by policies that are typically anti-feminist in rejecting gender equality. The traditional family with a dominant father and submissive mother is promoted as the basis of national values and the remedy against social decline. The obsession with women in the public domain points to a crisis of masculinity associated with unemployment, the impact of austerity packages on social status, and the growth of pink collar employment. Inevitably, religion is drawn into these political debates about the future of Western societies, because religion in general has seen the family and mothers as essential for the reproduction of religion. Christendom has been identified by populists as providing the ultimate defence of the borders of European civilisation against Islam, despite the fact that church leaders have often defended and welcomed outsiders in terms of Christian charity. Once more Christian Europe is the Abendland standing in defiance of a threatening and subversive Morgenland. This volume will be an invaluable reference for students and scholars in the field of political theory, political sociology and European Studies.

Author : Kadri Aavik,Clarice Bland,Josephine Hoegaerts,Janne Tuomas Vilhelm Salminen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110647860

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Men, Masculinities and the Modern Career by Kadri Aavik,Clarice Bland,Josephine Hoegaerts,Janne Tuomas Vilhelm Salminen Pdf

This book focuses on the multiple and diverse masculinities ‘at work’. Spanning both historical approaches to the rise of ‘profession’ as a marker of masculinity, and critical approaches to the current structures of management, employment and workplace hierarchy, the book questions what role masculinity plays in cultural understandings, affective experiences and mediatised representations of a professional ‘career’.

Author : Dylan Baun
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108491525

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Winning Lebanon by Dylan Baun Pdf

A cultural and political history of youth culture and youth-centric organizations in Lebanon from 1920-1958.

Author : Lucas Gottzén,Ulf Mellström,Tamara Shefer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351676281

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Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies by Lucas Gottzén,Ulf Mellström,Tamara Shefer Pdf

The Routledge International Handbook of Masculinity Studies provides a contemporary critical and scholarly overview of theorizing and research on masculinities as well as emerging ideas and areas of study that are likely to shape research and understanding of gender and men in the future. The forty-eight chapters of the handbook take an interdisciplinary approach to a range of topics on men and masculinities related to identity, sex, sexuality, culture, aesthetics, technology and pressing social issues. The handbook’s transnational lens acknowledges both the localities and global character of masculinity. A clear message in the book is the need for intersectional theorizing in dialogue with feminist, queer and sexuality studies in making sense of men and masculinities. Written in a clear and direct style, the handbook will appeal to students, teachers and researchers in the social sciences and humanities, as well as professionals, practitioners and activists.

Author : J. E. Sumerau
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781538136508

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Violent Manhood by J. E. Sumerau Pdf

This book touches on all of the hot-topic issues of masculinity and violence, including gun violence, sexual assault and the #MeToo movement, violence against women, LGBTQ people, and people of color. Its unique approach will add to many conversations that should, as Sumerau explains, be focused on masculinity and are far too often focused on something else. Taking the approach of talking with young college men who are privileged provides a unique look at how manhood and masculinity may not be progressing like many people hope and provides insights from all angles to critically examine the ways men construct and explain relationships between violence, manhood, and inequality in society.