Men and masculinities in contemporary China / by Geng Song, Derek Hird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Song, Geng.

Contributor:

Hird, Derek.

Series:

Women and gender in China studies ; v. 6.

Women and gender in China studies, 1877-5772 ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masculinity--China.

Masculinity.

Masculinity in mass media.

Men--China--Identity.

Men.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Men and Masculinities in Contemporary China , Geng Song and Derek Hird offer an account of Chinese masculinities in media discourse and everyday life, covering masculinities on television, in lifestyle magazines, in cyberspace, at work, at leisure, and at home. No other work covers the forms and practices of men and masculinities in contemporary China so comprehensively. Through carefully exploring the global, regional and local influences on men and representations of men in postmillennial China, Song and Hird show that Chinese masculinity is anything but monolithic. They reveal a complex, shifting plurality of men and masculinities—from stay-at-home internet geeks to karaoke-singing, relationship-building businessmen—which contest and consolidate “conventional” notions of masculinity in multiple ways.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction: Chinese Masculinity: Is There Such a Thing?

Masculinities on Television

Masculinities in Lifestyle Magazines

Masculinities in Cyberspace

Masculinities at Work

Masculinities at Leisure

Masculinities at Home

Epilogue: Performing Manhood in Contemporary China

Glossary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26491-4

OCLC:

865656817

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004264915 DOI