<i>Masculinities in Theory</i> is a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the field of masculinity studies from a humanities perspective.?? <ul><li><p>Serves as a much-needed introduction to the field for students and scholars of cultural studies, literature, art, film, communication, history, and gender studies<li><p>Includes discussions of gay/queer, feminist, and gender studies in relation to masculinity<li><p>Covers the key theoretical approaches to the study of masculinity, and introduces new models<li><p>Explores the question ?What is masculinity and how does it work???<li><p>Looks at language, discourse, signification, power, cross-dressing, female, queer?and transsexual masculinity, race and masculinity, nation and masculinity, interracial masculinities, and masculinities in history</ul>