{"product_id":"leading-with-the-chin-writing-american-masculinities-in-esquire-1960-1989-paperback-softback-9781487522162","title":"Leading with the Chin; Writing American Masculinities in Esquire, 1960-1989 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487522162","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLeading with the Chin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWriting American Masculinities in Esquire, 1960-1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrad Congdon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487522162\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeading with the Chin\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e writings of James Baldwin, Truman Capote, Raymond Carver, Don DeLillo, Norman Mailer, and Tim O\u0026amp;#x2019;Brien to examine how these authors negotiated important shifts in American masculinity. Using the works of these six authors as case studies, \u003ci\u003eLeading with the Chin\u003c\/i\u003e argues that \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e permitted writers to confront national fantasies of American masculinity as they were impacted by the rise of neoliberalism, civil rights and gay rights, and the cultural dominance of the professional-managerial class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying the methodologies of periodical studies and the theoretical concerns of masculinity studies, this book recontextualizes the prose and fiction of these authors by analyzing them in the material context of the magazine. Relating each author\u0026amp;#x2019;s articulation of masculinity to the advertisements, editorials, and articles published in each issue, \u003ci\u003eLeading with the Chin\u003c\/i\u003e shows that \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e reflected and helped to shape the forces that structured American masculinity in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Crisis of Masculinity and the Problem of Identity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheoretical and Methodological Background\u003cbr\u003eCase Study: November 1958\u003cbr\u003eChapter Breakdown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One: Recovering Masculinity in the 1960s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 American Dreams, Gendered Nightmares\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Crisis of Masculinity and the Problem of Conformity\u003cbr\u003e2. Hegemonic Masculinity in \u003ci\u003eAn American Dream\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eAn American Dream \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003cbr\u003e4. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cooling It with James Baldwin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Baldwin\u0026amp;#x2019;s Critique of Hegemonic Masculinity\u003cbr\u003e2. Baldwin\u0026amp;#x2019;s Queer Critique of Race in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e3. \"James Baldwin Tells Us All How to Cool It This Summer\"\u003cbr\u003e4. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: \"The Richness of Life Itself\" in the 1970s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Low-Rent Tragedies of Beset Manhood\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. \"The Market Represents\": \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, Carver, and Consumer Realism\u003cbr\u003e2. Carver\u0026amp;#x2019;s First \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003eStory: \"Neighbors\" and the \"Space\" of Advertising\u003cbr\u003e3. \"What Is It?\" and \"Collectors\" – Reified Masculinities, Diminished Selfhood\u003cbr\u003e4. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 True Men and Queer Spaces in Truman Capote\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003ci\u003eAnswered Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Gay Visibility and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;#x2019;s Queer \u0026amp;#x2019;70s\u003cbr\u003e2. Capote\u0026amp;#x2019;s Critique of Heteronormativity\u003cbr\u003e3. Fugitives from the Gender Order: Best-Kept Boys and Queer Utopias\u003cbr\u003e4. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Three: Cold Warriors of the 1980s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Sexual Fallout in Tim O\u0026amp;#x2019;Brien\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003ci\u003eThe Nuclear Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Cold War Discourse and Gender Trouble in \u003ci\u003eThe Nuclear Age\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e2. Cold Warriors and Cowboys: \"Somewhere the Duke Is Smiling\"\u003cbr\u003e3. Retrenching the Domestic Sphere in \"Grandma\u0026amp;#x2019;s Pantry\"\u003cbr\u003e4. \"Ovaries Like Hand Grenades\": Emphasized Femininities in \u003ci\u003eThe Nuclear Age\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e5. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Don DeLillo in the American Kitchen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. \"Men in Small Rooms\": American Masculinity, American Kitchens\u003cbr\u003e2. \"Suck in That Gut, America!\": JFK\u0026amp;#x2019;s Exemplary Masculinities\u003cbr\u003e3. Getting a Grip on the Runaway World: The Author as Exemplary Masculinity\u003cbr\u003e4. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: How to Be a Man\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595498811672,"sku":"9781487522162","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/leading-with-the-chin-writing-american-masculinities-in-esquire-1960-1989-paperback-softback-9781487522162","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}