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Informationen zum Autor Simon J. Bronner is Distinguished University Professor of American Studies and Folklore at Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg. The author of more than a dozen books, he lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Klappentext In a lively volume they examine the traditions men inherit and adapt for their own purposes in contemporary life. Zusammenfassung Identifies the folkloric roots of what it means to be a man in America. This volume examines the traditions men inherit and adapt for their own purposes in contemporary life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments IntroductionSimon J. Bronner MenfolkSimon J. Bronner Part I.Manly Displays and Performances 1. In the Company of Men: Female Accommodation and the Folk Culture of Male Groups Gary Alan Fine 2. "Running the Yard": The Negotiation of Masculinities in African American SteppingTom Mould 3. Muy Macho: Traditional Practices in the Formation of Latino Masculinity in South Texas Border CultureNorma E. Cantú 4. Performing Manliness: Resistance and Harmony in Japanese American TaikoHideyo Konagaya 5. "I Feel That I'm Freer to Show My Feminine Side": Folklore and Alternative Masculinities in a Rave SceneAnthony P. Avery 6. The Circuit: Gay Men's Techniques of EcstasyMickey Weems Part II. Manly Expressions and Texts 7. The Folklore of Mother-Raised Boys and MenJay Mechling 8. Be Careful What You Wish For: Images of Masculinity in Tragedies of Wish FulfillmentGreg Kelley 9. Manly Characters in Contemporary Legends: A Preliminary SurveyW. F. H. Nicolaisen 10. Mountain Masculinity: Jokes Southern Mountain Men Tell on ThemselvesW. K. McNeil 11. Secret Erections and Sexual Fabrications: Old Men Crafting ManlinessSimon J. Bronner 12. "Letting Out Jack": Sex and Aggression in Manly RecitationsRonald L. Baker and Simon J. Bronner Afterword: Many Manly Traditions¿A Folkloristic MaelstromAlan Dundes Contributors Index ...
