Men, masculinities, and infertilities / Jonathan A. Allan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allan, Jonathan A., 1983- author.

Series:

Masculinity, sex and popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men--Psychology.

Men.

Masculinity.

Infertility, Male.

Medical Subjects:

Infertility, Male.

Physical Description:

viii, 167 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Summary:

"Drawing on diverse examples from literature, film, memoirs, and popular culture, Men, Masculinities, and Infertilities analyses cultural representations of male infertility. Going beyond the biomedical and sociological towards interdisciplinary cultural studies, this book studies depictions of men's infertility. It includes fictional representations alongside memoirs, newspaper articles, ethnographies and autoethnographies, and scientific reporting. Texts under discussion range from Lady Chatterley's Lover, to the film Not Suitable For Children, a science fiction classic, Mr Adam, blockbuster romance, and memoir. Men, Masculinities, and Infertilities draws upon both sociological and popular culture research to trace how the discourse of cultural anxiety unfolds across disciplines. This engaging work will be of key interest to scholars in popular culture studies, gender and women's studies (including queer and sexuality studies), critical studies of men and masculinities, cultural studies, and literary studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Reading Infertility in Lady Chatterley's Lover

2. "This Unspeakable Idea": Infertility in LaVyrle Spencer's Blockbuster Romance The Fulfillment

3. Ejaculation and the Heavy Load of Masculinity

4. "I have no good sperm": Infertility in The Trouble with Joe by Emilie Richards

5. Trying and Failing: Men's Memoirs of Infertility

6. The Money Shot Transformed: Masculinity, Ejaculation, and the Clinic

7. Infertility and Missing Out in Not Suitable for Children

8. No Future and Worlds without Babies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Allan, Jonathan A. Men, masculinities, and infertilities

ISBN:

9780367445546

0367445549

9781032272016

1032272015

OCLC:

1287073888