Tag Archives: Masculinity

007 vs. Title VII: “Goldfinger,” the Civil Rights Act, and White Male Privilege

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Goldfinger and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What would James Bond have made of that progressive piece of legislation? Continue reading

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Man Up – On Art and Masculinity in London

What does it take to be a man – or to make art from the subject of masculinity? As the Xs and Ys that define gender seem less fixed, Zakia Uddin investigates. Continue reading

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Capes of Wrath

The stuff of comic books is essentially a raw, undiluted breed of native magical realism, American in origin and as ingrained in our culture as jazz, baseball, or the WWE. Samuel Sattin discusses comics, masculinity, and his debut novel, League of Somebodies. Continue reading

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