A modernised man? : changing constructions of masculinity in Drum magazine, 1951-1984

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dc.contributor.advisorBradford, Helenen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorVan Sittert, Lanceen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorClowes, Lindsayen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-02T10:02:39Z
dc.date.available2014-10-02T10:02:39Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 163-172.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study explores changes in the way that Drum magazine constructed manhood from the first edition of 1951 to its sale in 1984. The exploration is undertaken from a feminist post modern perspective that sees gender as a social construct and masculinity as a complex and multifaceted identity that is actively and creatively produced by men in relation to women and through the intersections with other identities such as sexuality, race, class, and ethnicity. I argue that Drum's constructions of the masculinity of black men were infused with both black and white notions of race and sex, informed by both western and African discourses of gender. At times these different discourses were in competition, at other times they were more compatible; together they shaped the representations of manhood found in Drum, which in turn helped legitimise and normalise particular ways of being a man in mid to late twentieth century South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationClowes, L. (2002). <i>A modernised man? : changing constructions of masculinity in Drum magazine, 1951-1984</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7927en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationClowes, Lindsay. <i>"A modernised man? : changing constructions of masculinity in Drum magazine, 1951-1984."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7927en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationClowes, L. 2002. A modernised man? : changing constructions of masculinity in Drum magazine, 1951-1984. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Clowes, Lindsay AB - This study explores changes in the way that Drum magazine constructed manhood from the first edition of 1951 to its sale in 1984. The exploration is undertaken from a feminist post modern perspective that sees gender as a social construct and masculinity as a complex and multifaceted identity that is actively and creatively produced by men in relation to women and through the intersections with other identities such as sexuality, race, class, and ethnicity. I argue that Drum's constructions of the masculinity of black men were infused with both black and white notions of race and sex, informed by both western and African discourses of gender. At times these different discourses were in competition, at other times they were more compatible; together they shaped the representations of manhood found in Drum, which in turn helped legitimise and normalise particular ways of being a man in mid to late twentieth century South Africa. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - A modernised man? : changing constructions of masculinity in Drum magazine, 1951-1984 TI - A modernised man? : changing constructions of masculinity in Drum magazine, 1951-1984 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7927 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationClowes L. A modernised man? : changing constructions of masculinity in Drum magazine, 1951-1984. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7927en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHistorical Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleA modernised man? : changing constructions of masculinity in Drum magazine, 1951-1984en_ZA
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