Canadian Men and Masculinities: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives is a provocative new volume that examines men and masculinity across Canadian history and culture and sets it against the broader context of neoliberal globalization. This edited collection adopts a multi-perspective social inquiry and interdisciplinary approach and takes into careful consideration the intersections of the social and historical construction of gender with race, social class, sexuality, bodily abilities, and other social justice factors. The chief aim of this book is to examine, from historical and contemporary perspectives, the production and performance of men, boys, and embodied masculinity within the Canadian context. Within this framework, Canadian Men and Masculinities explores a range of issues including modern fatherhood, black male athleticism, indigenous masculinities, wrestling, and body building. This volume will be a valuable resource for general readers and professionals in sociology, history, education, and social and gender studies.
Dr. Christopher J. Greig is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. Dr. Wayne J. Martino is Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario.
* Foreword Blye Frank* Introduction: Masculinities in Post-Industrial and Neoliberal Times, Christopher J. Greig and Wayne J. Martino* Part 1: Historical Perspectives* Chapter 1: Quebec Manhood in Historical Perspective Jeff Vacante* Chapter 2: Representing the Modern Man: Beauty Culture and Masculinity in Early Twentieth Century Canada, Jane Nicholas* Chapter 3: The Importance of Not Being Earnest: Postwar Canadians Rethink Mackenzie King's Christian Manhood, Christopher Dummitt* Chapter 4: Fathers in Multiple Roles: Assessing Modern Canadian Fatherhood as a Masculine Category, Robert Rutherdale* Chapter 5: Boys' Underachievement in School in Historical Perspective: Exploring Masculnity and Schooling in the Postwar Era, 1945-1960, Christopher J. Greig* Part 2: Contemporary Perspectives* Chapter 6: Canadian Manhood(s), Christopher J. Greig and Susan Holloway* Chapter 7: The Day the White Ribbon Campaign Changed the Game: A New Direction in Working to Engage Men and Boys, Michael Kaufman* Chapter 8: "Failing Boys" and the Question of What Counts as Evidence: Investigating Equity and Neoliberal Reform Agendas in Ontario, Wayne J. Martino and Goli Rezai-Rashti* Chapter 9: Class, Race, and Schooling in the Performance of Black Male Athleticism, Carl E. James* Chapter 10: Blackness, Masculinity, and the Work of Queer, Rinaldo Walcott* Chapter 11: Queering Masculinities as a Basis for Gender Democratization: Towards Embracing a Transgender Imaginary, Wayne J. Martino* Chapter 12: "Raise Them Jewish, Raise Them Proud!" Gay Jewish Fathers in Contemporary Israeli and Canadian Jewish Society, Marcus Benayon* Chapter 13: Reformulating Masculinities: Renegotiating Masculinity after Spinal Cord Injury, David Mara* Chapter 14: Indigenous Masculinities: Carrying the Bones of the Ancestors, Kim Anderson, Robert Alexander Innes, and John Swift* Chapter 15: (Un)Settling Mulitcultural Masculinities in Contemporary Canadian Art, Ruthann Lee* Chapter 16: The Promise of Intimacy as a Way of Learning and Performing Masculinities: Fred Herzog's Barbershops, Donal O'Donoghue* Chapter 17: Wrestling with Canadian Masculinities: Contesting Hegemony within WWE's Masculinities Matrix, Doug Willcocks and Steve Garlick* Chapter 18: Building a Body, Building a Life: Men, Masculinity, and the Birth of Bodybuilding Magazines in Montreal, Marc Lefrance
I think this [will] be a valuable and useful addition to the field. In fact, given the topics covered, I think it can stand on its own and not just be considered a book for a Canadian audience." - Marc Ouellette, Brock University
