Ways of Being Male - Representing Masculinities in Children's Literature (Hardcover)

Ways of Being Male is the first book ever dedicated solely to the study of masculinity in children's literature. Employing international discourses in literary criticism, feminism, social sciences, film theory, psychoanalytic criticism, and queer theory, John Stephens and the contributors examine how contemporary debates on the concept of maleness is reflected and addressed in fiction and film for young audiences.