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The study of fashion has exploded in recent decades, yet what this
all means or quite where it might take us, is not clear. This new
book helps to bring fashion into focus, with a comprehensive guide
to the key theories, perspectives and developments in the field.
Tim Edwards includes coverage of all the major theories of fashion,
including recent scholarship, alongside subcultural analysis and an
in-depth look at production. Individual topics include: * men's
fashion, masculinity and the suit * women's fashion and the role of
sexuality * children, the body and fashion * the role of celebrity
and designer label culture * globalisation and the production of
fashion. Fashion in Focus is the ideal companion for students in
the arts and social sciences, especially those studying issues such
as fashion, gender, sexuality and consumer culture.
The study of fashion has exploded in recent decades, yet quite what
this all means, quite where it might take us, is not clear. This
new book helps to bring fashion into focus, with a comprehensive
guide to the key theories, perspectives and developments in the
field. Tim Edwards includes coverage of all the major theories of
fashion, including recent scholarship, alongside subcultural
analysis and an in-depth look at production. Individual topics
include: men's fashion, masculinity and the suit; women's fashion
and the role of sexuality; children, the body and fashion; the role
of celebrity and designer label culture; and, globalisation and the
production of fashion. Fashion in Focus is the ideal companion for
students in the arts and social sciences, especially those studying
issues such as fashion, gender, sexuality and consumer culture.
Presenting a survey of the social, cultural and theoretical issues
which surround and inform our understanding of masculinity, this
book explores the interface between traditional sociological
approaches and the work covered by more post-structural,
media-driven or cultural perspectives. Edwards well known for his
work on representations of masculinities, uses grounded examples of
the job market and domestic violence to set his theoretical
discussion. He argues that there is a need for more dialogue on men
and masculinities between disciplines, and considers the validity
of the concerns and anxieties which surround masculinity in the
contemporary world through a range of key topics, including: the
new man, the new lad and 'men's movements' men, masculinity and
violence marginalized masculinities: black masculinity and gay male
sexuality queer theory, performativity and fashion cinema,
representation and the body. One of the most comprehensive and
progressive studies of modern masculinity available, this book will
be essential reading for students of gender, culture and sociology.
"Erotics and Politics" examines the intersection of the study of
sexuality (particularly gay male studies) and gender (spceifically
those concerned with feminist issues). In doing so, it covers a
wide range of subjects important to gay and feminist movements of
the past 25 years. These issues include gay liberational sexuality,
sado-masochism, pornography, promiscuity, personal relationships,
AIDS and postmodernity. The central focus of attention throughout
is the nature and development of gay male sexuality and
masculinity. This book is unique in its coverage of a wide range of
topics and its analytical connection of these topics which are
usually examined in isolation. Drawing upon both academic material
as well as personal accounts, "Erotics and Politics" discusses such
issues as how feminism and gay male sexuality enjoy a
simultaneously collaborative and antagonistic relationship; how
society has conflated issues of gay liberation, child abuse and
sadomasochism.
This book attempts to provide an interface between the study of sexuality (particularly gay male studies) and gender (primarily feminism). In doing so it covers a wide range of issues of concern to gay and feminist movements over the past twenty five years including gay liberational sexuality, sado-masochism, pornography, promiscuity, personal relationships, AIDS and postmodernity. The central focus of attention throughout is the nature, development and consequence of gay male sexuality and masculinity. The text is unique in its coverage of a wide range of issues and connecting subjects which are typically examined separately.
Presenting a survey of the social, cultural and theoretical issues
which surround and inform our understanding of masculinity, this
book explores the interface between traditional sociological
approaches and the work covered by more post-structural,
media-driven or cultural perspectives. Edwards well known for his
work on representations of masculinities, uses grounded examples of
the job market and domestic violence to set his theoretical
discussion. He argues that there is a need for more dialogue on men
and masculinities between disciplines, and considers the validity
of the concerns and anxieties which surround masculinity in the
contemporary world through a range of key topics, including: the
new man, the new lad and 'men's movements' men, masculinity and
violence marginalized masculinities: black masculinity and gay male
sexuality queer theory, performativity and fashion cinema,
representation and the body. One of the most comprehensive and
progressive studies of modern masculinity available, this book will
be essential reading for students of gender, culture and sociology.
Dad and Papaw also gave me something that I will take to the grave,
the love of hunting and fishing. Those two things have helped me
more than almost anything else. When things appeared tough, somehow
in a deer stand, duck blink, or a boat, I seemed to find a way to
solve whatever problem I might be facing. I even wrote a lot of our
first book in a deer stand on the backs of cigar boxes, if you can
believe that Out of everything we have to face in life, we need to
remember where we came from and who we danced with, so to speak. We
need to reflect on our lives to see how we are blessed....Because I
have been given so much in life, and in many cases underserved, I
try to give back something when the need arises. The little that is
required may cost you a little, but it will come back to you
tenfold and you will be better for it
An unassuming astronomer and her family find themselves and the
entire world dislocated after she makes a series of major
interstellar discoveries that lead to the worst threat to Earth
ever. Everyone tries to carry on with life as best they can,
seeking normalcy in the midst of the news that the Earth has less
than four years. Then she makes another discovery even more
remarkable that opens the door to our first contact with an
advanced civilization that has come to our rescue. The future of
our solar system, the sun, and the Earth will never be the same
again.
Another Collection of Gray Fox Outdoor Adventures.
I heard Spike exclaim, "There's a deer, Tims "
I thought to myself, "Here's a young boy's imagination taking over.
Isn't that just 'cute as pie' "
All of a sudden, I heard him say again, "Tims, there's a deer right
there " Then, Spike finished off with a quick volley from his lever
action BB gun...
The buck and I spotted each other about the same time, and I think
he knew that I did not have just a BB gun.
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Forty years of true hunting and fishing stories
A collection of real life hunting and fishing stories and poems
from a lifelong outdoorsman, the Gray Fox. Laugh and cry as you
relate to real people experiencing real adventures in the woods and
on the water.
In recent decades, the myth of fashionable women and sartorially
challenged men has been overturned not least through the
proliferation of men's style magazines such as GQ and the emergence
of masculinity as a marketing tool. In this engaging book, Edwards
applies a sociological approach to our understanding of men's
fashion, which he argues is significant in the nexus of masculinity
and society, past and present, rather than a narrow artistic or
aesthetic interest. Rejecting an essentialist or 'natural' origin,
Edwards explores how masculinity and men's fashion are constructed,
particularly in relation to consumer society. It is the growing
commodification and aestheticism of everyday life, alongside
developments in marketing and advertising, that Edwards identifies
as the catalyst in the emergence of men's fashion, rather than an
abstract 'crisis of masculinity' or 'new man' identity.
Concurrently, in the 1980s, changes in demography, economics and
ideology gave certain men greater freedom and spending power than
ever before. Edwards investigates how these men, clearly
distinguished by age, class and sexual orientation, were seduced by
advertisers with sexualised images of suited city gents and
body-beautiful boys in Levis, and how the resultant process of
consumption was facilitated through developments in the practice of
shopping itself, such as easy access to credit. He examines the
influence of the advertisers' message in creating a hierarchy of
masculinity in which some men are valorised and others are
denigrated. Starting with a historical review of men's fashion and
a discussion of its importance and meanings, Edwards goes on to
analyse the contemporary marketing of menswear and masculinity in
advertising and in the media, and considers the politics of fashion
for men in terms of gender, class, race and sexuality.
"Written by some of the leading thinkers in the field, the book is
an excellent resource for longstanding and contemporary issues in
cultural theory. Comprehensive and well-written." - David Oswell,
Goldsmiths College This timely volume provides a framework for
understanding the cultural turn in terms of the classical legacy,
contemporary cultural theory and cultural analysis. It reveals the
significance of Marxist humanism, Georg Simmel, the Frankfurt
School, Stuart Hall and the Birmingham School, Giddens, Bauman,
Foucault, Bourdieu and Baudrillard. Readers receive a dazzling,
critical survey of some of the primary figures in the field.
However, the book is much more than a Rough Guide tour through the
'great figures' in the field. Through an analysis of specific
problems, such as transculturalism, transnationalsim, feminism,
popular music and cultural citizenship, it demonstrates the
relevance of cultural sociology in elucidating some of the key
questions of our time.
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