1st Edition

Men's Silences Predicaments in Masculinity

By Jonathan Rutherford Copyright 1992
239 Pages
by Routledge

239 Pages
by Routledge

239 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1992, Men’s Silences represents a personal and a political attempt to break out of the narrow parameters of men’s sexual politics. It focusses on men’s feelings to language. The early chapters provide a social context for exploring the practice and theorizing of men’s sexual politics. The book continues by developing an alternative theoretical framework for addressing male... Read more

Preface 1. Leaving Home 2. The Theory and Practice of Men’s Sexual Politics 3. Difference Comes to Town 4. Silence, Language and Psychoanalysis 5. Nostalgia 6. ‘Thirdness’ and the Father’s Love 7. Violence and Masculine Identities Afterword Notes Bibliography Index

Biography

Jonathan Rutherford