A Boy Who Would Rather Write Poetry than Throw Rocks at Cats Is Also Considered to Be Wanting in Masculinity: Poetry, Masculinity, and Baiting Boys

Autor/inn/en	Greig, Christopher; Hughes, Janette
Titel	A Boy Who Would Rather Write Poetry than Throw Rocks at Cats Is Also Considered to Be Wanting in Masculinity: Poetry, Masculinity, and Baiting Boys
Quelle	In: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 30 (2009) 1, S.91-105 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0159-6306
Schlagwörter	Criticism; Males; Masculinity; Poetry; Gender Issues; Gender Bias; Sex Role; Stereotypes; Social Attitudes; Sexual Identity; Cultural Influences; Social Influences; Politics of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritik; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Männlichkeit; Lyrik; Poesie; Geschlechterfrage; Geschlechterstereotyp; Geschlechterrolle; Klischee; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	This paper draws on research on masculinities to examine poetry as a socially and culturally gendered genre. Situated in the context of the current "crisis" around boys' underachievement in school, attention is drawn to the problematic understanding of poetry as an unsuitable genre for boys. Attention is further drawn to the way in which poetry, "when" offered up to boys, is often imbued with traditional and outdated definitions of masculinity. We illustrate the extent to which hegemonic versions of masculinity are implicated in discourses about poetry as an unsuitable genre for boys. This is accomplished by undertaking a critical analysis of various sources such as Odean's (1998) "Great Book for Boys," and Scieszka's (2005) "Guys Write for Guys Read," as well as Iggulden and Iggulden's (2006) "The Dangerous Book for Boys." Historical perspectives which highlight the role of sexologists in forging an association between poetry and effeminacy are also used to illuminate the legacy associated with the treatment of poetry somehow discordant with dominant understandings about boys' developing masculinity. In this way, we provide a richer understanding of poetry and its discursive relationship to masculinity. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10