Saturday, December 8, 2007

Masculinities



R. W. Connell's Masculinities provides a reading of the feminine, the masculine, and their respective texts.

Apparently per Connell, 'there is no such thing as a single concept of masculinity, but, rather, that many different masculinities exist, each associated with different positions of power.'

I find some of it interesting and some repetitively passé. A readable text, overall. If you are looking for a good study on masculinities, consult the essays on Constructing Masculinities. Ed by Maurice Berger, Brian Wallis and Simon Watson.





quote and graphs per amazon.com

Manolo Blahnik Man Shoes?


Word has it Manolo Blahnik is making this shoe. For men. I don't like. None of my males would wear this. And I wouldn't blame them.



graph per manolo shoe blog