The space between : discursive constructions of masculinity in contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazines

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dc.contributor.advisorArcher, Arleneen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorGlenn, Ianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKnaggs, Angieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-15T10:27:25Z
dc.date.available2015-09-15T10:27:25Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 122-136).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis considers the constructions of discourses of masculinities by contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazines, and examines the extent to which they are simply mainstream promulgators of 'old school' patriarchy and soft porn, or the ways in which they offer new and complex models of modem masculinity. The thesis further examines whether local men's lifestyle magazines perhaps represent a unique synthesis within masculine discourses? This study explores how a new understanding of the discourses of masculinity can help to explain the commonly held assumption that masculinity is in 'crisis'. The post-structuralist study explores the discourses through textual analysis, employing a social semiotic and Critical Discourse Analysis multimodal approach which links the social with the representational. The study concentrates its analysis on the most prevalent discourses in the text. The research takes the form of the textual analysis of four articles taken from prominent South African men's lifestyle magazines. In response to suggestions that no generalised 'crisis' in masculinity exists because patriarchy is still very much intact, this thesis suggests that appreciating identity as self-reflexive provides a different understanding of the anxiety surrounding contemporary masculinity. Gender as a self-reflexive project allows the self to be constructed from a multitude of resources resulting in the apprehension of choice. This study attempts to show how the discursive space created in the discourses of masculinity in men's magazines provides the reader with an intimate, yet emotionally elusive place where the reader can navigate these ambiguities of contemporary masculinity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKnaggs, A. (2007). <i>The space between : discursive constructions of masculinity in contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazines</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13981en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKnaggs, Angie. <i>"The space between : discursive constructions of masculinity in contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazines."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13981en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKnaggs, A. 2007. The space between : discursive constructions of masculinity in contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazines. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Knaggs, Angie AB - This thesis considers the constructions of discourses of masculinities by contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazines, and examines the extent to which they are simply mainstream promulgators of 'old school' patriarchy and soft porn, or the ways in which they offer new and complex models of modem masculinity. The thesis further examines whether local men's lifestyle magazines perhaps represent a unique synthesis within masculine discourses? This study explores how a new understanding of the discourses of masculinity can help to explain the commonly held assumption that masculinity is in 'crisis'. The post-structuralist study explores the discourses through textual analysis, employing a social semiotic and Critical Discourse Analysis multimodal approach which links the social with the representational. The study concentrates its analysis on the most prevalent discourses in the text. The research takes the form of the textual analysis of four articles taken from prominent South African men's lifestyle magazines. In response to suggestions that no generalised 'crisis' in masculinity exists because patriarchy is still very much intact, this thesis suggests that appreciating identity as self-reflexive provides a different understanding of the anxiety surrounding contemporary masculinity. Gender as a self-reflexive project allows the self to be constructed from a multitude of resources resulting in the apprehension of choice. This study attempts to show how the discursive space created in the discourses of masculinity in men's magazines provides the reader with an intimate, yet emotionally elusive place where the reader can navigate these ambiguities of contemporary masculinity. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - The space between : discursive constructions of masculinity in contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazines TI - The space between : discursive constructions of masculinity in contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazines UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13981 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13981
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKnaggs A. The space between : discursive constructions of masculinity in contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazines. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13981en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFilm and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleThe space between : discursive constructions of masculinity in contemporary South African men's lifestyle magazinesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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