Social Science : Gender Studies

Gender is one of the most productive, dynamic, and vibrant areas of Africanist research today. This volume looks at Africa now that gender has come into play to consider how the continent, its people, and the term itself have changed. more...

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Confronting the difficulties that white Western feminism has in balancing issues of gender with other forms of difference, such as race, ethnicity and nation, this study argues that feminist thought can begin to work "against purity" in order to develop more complex models of power, identity and the self. more...

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The monographs in this volume summarize data on the safety of a number of food additives, including a-amylase from Bacillus lichenformis containing a genetically engineered a-amylase gene from B. lichenformis, annatto extracts, curcumin, diacetyltartaric and fatty acids esters of glycerol, laccase form Myceliophthora thermophilia expressed in Aspergillus oryzae, mixed xylanase, B-glucanase enzyme preparation, produced by a strain of Humicola insolens, neotame, polyvinyl alcohol, D-tagatose and xylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus expressed in Fusarium venenatum. Monographs on six groups of related flavouring agents are also included, together with a monograph on the safety evaluation of natural flavouring complexes. This volume also contains monographs summarizing the toxicological and intake data for a nutritional source of iron, ferrous glycinate, and a disinfectant for drinking-water, sodium dichloroisocyanurate, and for the contaminants cadmium and methylmercury. more...

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Imagine a world where the oppressive, over-feminized images of women from advertising, television, films, and magazines have re-armed themselves with army boots, body modifications, and flamboyant hair. Is this just another fairy tale, and if so, why cant it be a reality? In Alternative Femininities, Samantha Holland unpacks the myth of model womanhood and considers how a particular group of real women define and practise femininity. These women, who see themselves as alternative', modify and su bvert popular images of femininity. The choices they make in clothing, appearance and body modifications enable them to construct a personal look that is intimately tied to self-identity. Getting the balance right between over-femininity and not bein g feminine enough is a frequently voiced concern. Holland also addresses head-on the much-neglected issue of how ageing impacts on notions of femininity. What do these women think about fashion, gender and appearance as they grow older and less visib le in our media-dominated society? Do they choose to tone down or stay out there, and what motivates their choice? A revealing look at contemporary femininity, Alternative Femininities gives voice to a previously silent group of women who struggle to resist sexist gender stereotypes, yet age with style, individuality and creativity. By looking at how real women negotiate self-image in an increasingly appearance-conscious society, Holland has provided a much-needed corrective to theoretical accou nts of gender and femininity lacking in real data. more...

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In war films, the portrayal of deep friendships between men is commonplace. Given the sexually anxious nature of the American imagination, such bonds are often interpreted as carrying a homoerotic subtext. In Armed Forces, Robert Eberwein argues that an expanded conception of masculinity and sexuality is necessary in order to understand more fully the intricacy of these intense and emotional human relationships. Drawing on a range of examples from silent films such as What Price Glory and Wings to sound era works like The Deer Hunter, Platoon, Three Kings, and Pearl Harbor, he shows how close readings of war films, particularly in relation to their cultural contexts, demonstrate that depictions of heterosexual love, including those in romantic triangles, actually help to define and clarify the nonsexual nature of male love. The book also explores the problematic aspects of masculinity and sexuality when threatened by wounds, as in The Best Years of Our Lives, and considers the complex and persistent analogy between weapons and the male body, as in Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan. more...

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