{"product_id":"cool-men-and-the-second-sex-gender-and-culture-1","title":"Cool Men and the Second Sex (Gender and Culture)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Fraiman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Cool Men and the Second Sex (Gender and Culture)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Academic superstars Andrew Ross, Edward Said, and Henry Louis Gates Jr. Bad boy filmmakers Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, and Brian de Palma. What do these influential contemporary figures have in common? In \u003ci\u003eCool Men and the Second Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Fraiman identifies them all with \"cool masculinity\" and boldly unpacks the gender politics of their work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e According to Fraiman, \"cool men\" rebel against a mainstream defined as \u003ci\u003ematernal\u003c\/i\u003e. Bad boys resist the authority of women and banish mothers to the realm of the uncool. As a result, despite their hipness--or because of it--these men too often feel free to ignore the insights of feminist thinkers. Through subtle close readings, Fraiman shows that even Gates, champion of black women's writing, and even queer theorists bent on undoing gender binaries, at times end up devaluing women in favor of men and masculinity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A wide-ranging and fair-minded analysis, \u003ci\u003eCool Men\u003c\/i\u003e acknowledges the invaluable contributions of its subjects while also deciphering the gender codes and baring the contradictions implicit in their work. Affirming the legacy of second-wave feminist scholars and drawing as well on the intersectional work of third-wavers, \u003ci\u003eCool Men\u003c\/i\u003e helps to reinvent feminist critique for the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231129633\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 0.73 Pounds, Width: 0.51 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susan Fraiman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53112022565171,"sku":"9780231129633","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/9780231129633.jpg?v=1772756477","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/cool-men-and-the-second-sex-gender-and-culture-1","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}