Gendering commitment : re-thinking social and ethical engagement in modern Italian culture / edited by Alex Standen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Standen, Alex, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commitment (Psychology)--Sex differences--Italy.

Commitment (Psychology).

Engagement (Philosophy)--Sex differences--Italy.

Engagement (Philosophy).

Italy--Social conditions--1994-.

Italy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Notions of engagement, commitment and impegno continue to provoke debate amongst academics researching contemporary Italian culture, and yet - be it by accident or by more conscious selection - critical work has tended to posit these concepts as a predominantly male and, often, heteronormative domain. This collection of essays challenges this assumption, and analyses more closely the fluid and fragmented nature of commitment, and the work of Italian intellectuals and cultural practitioners associated with it.The volume's contributors engage with those who have typically been excluded from such

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8430-8

OCLC:

924632278