Vartan P. Messier 
Errancies of Desire [EPUB ebook] 
Monstrous Masculinities across the Atlantic

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Social commentators, psychologists, and journalists all point to the idea that in the new millennium, traditional masculinity is in crisis. In contemporary film and literature, this predicament is often portrayed as a problem of desire—particularly, heterosexual desire. Male libido, it appears, is especially vicious when it is misguided. Yet the genesis of this problem is not consistently diagnosed. While some texts may situate it in the unbridled expression of human sexuality and its associated discourses, others contend it is the perverse result of popular constructions of sex and gender.
Addressing this conundrum, Errancies of Desire focuses on the intersections of phallocratic violence and masculine identity in contemporary works of fiction across three subcontinents: North America, Western Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa. In doing so, Messier details the ways in which male desire is predicated on mediated forms of predatory and misogynistic sexuality that cross national and cultural divides. Employing a comparative methodology, he interrogates common perceptions of national differences and masculine identities grounded in historical specificity. Errancies of Desire effectively argues that when associated symptoms of violent and sexist behavior are institutionalized and misguidedly construed as a masculine norm, all men can become monsters.

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Vartan P. Messier is associate professor of English at Queensborough Community College (CUNY). His work has appeared in
The Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance and in
New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film.

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Bahasa Inggris ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780815655718 ● Ukuran file 1.0 MB ● Penerbit Syracuse University Press ● Kota Syracuse ● Negara US ● Diterbitkan 2022 ● Diunduh 24 bulan ● Mata uang EUR ● ID 8736049 ● Perlindungan salinan Adobe DRM
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