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Title: Taking It Like a Man by David Savran ISBN: 0-691-05876-8 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 30 March, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: well researched and thoughtfully argued
Comment: The book proposes, as the editorial blurb above says, to examine the contradictory construction of white masculinity in America, and I think it does a good job.
While I am not wholly satisfied with some of Savran's arguments -- I generally dislike Freudian discourse as an analytic tool, and the discussion of economic factors (military-industrial capitalism, etc.) seems to me to be lacking (a proper analysis would be beyond the scope of the work) -- there's enough cogent analysis most of the time to outweigh the few instances that I don't find convincing.
Those who have read Susan Faludi's _Stiffed_ will find many parallels between the two books, though this one is targetted at a more academic audience. Some familiarity with psychoanalytic and poststructuralist thought will be beneficial. Savran refers on several occassions to Judith Butler, so having read _Gender Trouble_ can be useful background.
Rating: 1
Summary: Rubbish.
Comment: The white male has only IMAGINED himself to be a victim? I'm sorry, but in some ways he HAS been a victim. And the success of women's rights has been more than limited; who are you kidding, Savran?
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Title: Playwright's Voice by David Savran ISBN: 1559361638 Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Pub. Date: 15 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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