bodies, emotion and material culture
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Begiato, Joanne
- Publish Year
- 2020
- Shelfmark
- GR BR 3 2020
- Thesaurus
- mannelijkheid, mannen, vrouwbeelden, sekserollen, lichamen, emoties, cultuur, sociale klasse, Verenigd Koninkrijk, 18e eeuw, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- This book offers an account of manliness in Britain between 1760 and 1900. Using diverse textual, visual and material culture sources, it shows that masculinities were produced and disseminated through men's bodies - often working-class ones - and the emotions and material culture associated with them. The book analyses idealised men who stimulated desire and admiration, including virile boxers, soldiers, sailors and blacksmiths, brave firemen and noble industrial workers. It also investigates unmanly men, such as drunkards, wife-beaters and masturbators, who elicited disgust and aversion.