Male Subjectivity at the MarginsRoutledge, 1992 - 447 pages Silverman sets out to offer a bold new look at some masculinities which deviate from the social norm. This book looks at male film-makers, novelists and literary cinematic characters who position themselves more as women than as men and in so doing surrender male power and privilege. |
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Page 187
... sadism - is also the one which is most compatible with conven- tional heterosexuality . ( The first thing that Freud says about sadism in Three Essays is that " the sexuality of most male human beings contains an element of ...
... sadism - is also the one which is most compatible with conven- tional heterosexuality . ( The first thing that Freud says about sadism in Three Essays is that " the sexuality of most male human beings contains an element of ...
Page 324
... sadism is , moreover , primarily directed against himself . Finally , the masochism which Seven Pillars showcases ... sadism and masochism " proper " : In the case of the pair of opposites sadism - masochism , the process may be ...
... sadism is , moreover , primarily directed against himself . Finally , the masochism which Seven Pillars showcases ... sadism and masochism " proper " : In the case of the pair of opposites sadism - masochism , the process may be ...
Page 336
... sadism . It also plays havoc with the notion that sadism and masochism always imply each other - that each necessarily repre- sents the other's complement . Finally , it suggests that masochism need not imply quietism with respect to ...
... sadism . It also plays havoc with the notion that sadism and masochism always imply each other - that each necessarily repre- sents the other's complement . Finally , it suggests that masochism need not imply quietism with respect to ...
Contents
The Dominant Fiction | 15 |
Historical Trauma and Male Subjectivity | 52 |
The Gaze and the Look | 121 |
Copyright | |
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