White Male Nostalgia in Contemporary North American Literature (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

White Male Nostalgia in Contemporary North American Literature charts the late twentieth-century development of reactionary emotions commonly felt by resentful, yet often goodhearted white men. Examining an eclectic array of literary case studies in light of recent work in critical whiteness and masculinity studies, history, geography, philosophy and theology, Tim Engles delineates five preliminary forms of white male nostalgia-as dramatized in novels by Sloan Wilson, Richard Wright, Carol Shields, Don DeLillo, Louis Begley and Margaret Atwood-demonstrating how literary fiction can help us understand the inner workings of deluded dominance. These authors write from identities outside the defensive domain of normalized white masculinity, demonstrating via extended interior dramas that although nostalgia is primarily thought of as an emotion felt by individuals, it also works to shore up entrenched collective power.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Tim Engles
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	243
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-90459-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies
LSN:	3-319-90459-0
Barcode:	9783319904597

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