Rethinking the Man Question Sex, Gender and Violence in International Relations

by Parpart, Jane; Zalewski, Marysia

• ISBN13: 9781842779804
• ISBN10: 184277980X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-15
• Publisher: ZED BOOKS

Summary

The reality of international relations and its academic study are still almost entirely constituted by men. Rethinking the Man Question is a crucial investigation and reinvigoration of debates about gender and international relations. Following on from the seminal The Man Question in International Relations this book looks at the increasingly violent and 'toxic' nature of world politics post 9/11. Contributors including Raewyn Connell, Kimberley Hutchings, Cynthia Enloe, Kevin Dunn and Sandra Whitworth consider the diverse theoretical and practical implications of masculinity for international relations in the modern world. Covering theoretical issues including masculine theories of war, masculinity and the military, cyborg soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder and white male privilege. The book also focuses on the ways in which masculinity configures world events from conscientious objection in South Africa to 'porno-nationalism' in India, from myths and heroes in Kosovo to the makings of Zimbabwe. This essential work will define the field for many years to come.

Author Biography

Jane L. Parpart is visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and the Gender Institute, and Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University. Marysia Zalewski is Director of the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Aberdeen.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Preface: the man question, gender and global power	p. viii
Introduction: rethinking the man question	p. 1
Cognitive short cuts	p. 23
Interrogating white male privilege	p. 47
The machine in the man	p. 70
Bodies of technology and the politics of the flesh	p. 87
Militarized masculinity and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	p. 109
Contesting the masculine state	p. 127
National myths and the creation of heroes	p. 143
'Porno-nationalism' and the male subject	p. 163
Masculinity/ies, gender and violence in the struggle for Zimbabwe	p. 181
Afterword	p. 204
Notes on contributors	p. 207
Index	p. 211
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