Examining what makes a man who he is within his own culture.
Ronald L. Jackson II is the dean of McMicken College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of several books, including Scripting the Black Masculine Body: Identity, Discourse, and Racial Politics in Popular Media. Murali Balaji is the director of education and curriculum reform at the Hindu American Foundation in Washington, D.C. He is the author of The Professor and the Pupil: The Politics and Friendship of W. E. B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson.
"A fine collection of original essays, each of which illustrates how dominant conceptualization of masculinity can inform and/or harm the everyday lives of particular populations... Recommended."--Choice "This accessible collection interrogates the cultural constructions of masculinity across a wide range of cultures. Focusing on cultures that are typically overlooked in discussions on masculinity, the contributors raise important issues and highlight the many tensions that create and construct masculinities worldwide." --Thomas K. Nakayama, coeditor of The Handbook of Critical Intercultural Communication "This stimulating collection provides a succinct and consolidated examination of global cultures of masculinity and the basis for future comparative research and teaching in this area. A solid compliment to the existing and growing literature in the field of masculinity studies." --Corey D. B. Walker, author of A Noble Fight: African American Freemasonry and the Struggle for Democracy in America
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