{"product_id":"men-masculinities-and-popular-romance-paperback","title":"Men, Masculinities, and Popular Romance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan A. Allan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMen, Masculinities, and Popular Romance seeks to open a lively and accessible discussion between critical studies of men and masculinities and popular romance studies, especially its continued interest in what Janice Radway has called \"the purity of his maleness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular romance novels, perhaps more than any other genre, explore sexuality and gender, creating an ideal space in which to consider and explore theoretical models that think seriously about gender. The romance novel has long been criticized \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrated by feminist critics. How can these novels maintain, according to some, feminist ideals, while also upholding what Raewyn Connell has long theorized as \"hegemonic masculinity\"?\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is an original and important contribution examining the previously underexamined nexus of masculinity and popular romance studies. It will be of key interest to undergraduates and postgraduates in Masculinities, Gender and Women's Studies, and Literary Studies, and highly relevant to courses in Masculinity Studies, Pop Culture Studies, Queer Studies and Sexuality Studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan A. Allan is Canada Research Chair in Men and Masculinities and Professor at Brandon University. He teaches in the Department of English and Creative Writing and Gender and Women's Studies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eReading from Behind: A Cultural Analysis of the Anus\u003c\/i\u003e and a co-editor of \u003ci\u003eVirgin Envy: The Cultural (In)Significance of the Hymen\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450300121266,"sku":"9780815374077","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c4ba50b5e6deb042599aa9142b68dd3c.webp?v=1778783618","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/men-masculinities-and-popular-romance-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}