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J. B. Holmes J. B. Holmes i(A44138 works by) (birth name: John Beck Holmes)
Also writes as: 'A Layman'
Born: Established: 1767 Dublin, Dublin (County),
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Ireland,
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1843
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Subverting Masculinity : Hegemonic and Alternative Versions of Masculinity in Contemporary Culture Russell West-Pavlov (editor), 'A Layman' (editor), Amsterdam : Rodopi , 2000 Z1889453 2000 anthology criticism 'Contemporary Western societies are currently witness to a "crisis of masculinity" but also to an intriguing diversification of images of masculinity. Once relatively stable regimes of masculine gender representation appear to have been replaced by a wider spectrum of varieties of masculine "lifestyles" taken up by the media and the market, to produce new and immensely flexible forms consumerised gender hegemony. The essays in Subverting Masculinity concentrate on contemporary film, literature and diverse forms of popular culture. The essays show that the subversion of traditional images of masculinity is both a source of gender contestation, but may equally be susceptible to assimilation by new hegemonic configurations of masculinity. Subverting Masculinity maps out the ongoing relevance of gender politics in contemporary culture, but also raises the question of increasingly unclear distinctions between hegemonic and subversive versions of masculinity in contemporary cultural production. Subverting Masculinity will be of interest to students and teachers of gender, cultural, film and literary studies' (Publisher blurb).
1 y separately published work icon The Rationalism of Christianity : A Poem 'A Layman' , Maitland area : s.n. , 1878 Z1032493 1878 single work poetry
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