Article
"Straighten Up and Fly Right": HeteroMasculinity in The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963
Children's Literature Association Quarterly
(2011)
Abstract
According to scholars, hegemonic masculinity involves physical and emotional domination, homophobia, and repeated assertions of superiority in all aspects of life. Kimmel's work underscores a paradox: white masculinity must be constantly reconstructed in order to maintain the illusion of naturalness, yet in the process of seeking and securing power, men still feel powerless (135). [...] it becomes necessary to exclude and "other" women, youth, homosexuals, nonwhites, etc.
Keywords
- African Americans,
- children's literature,
- race,
- racism
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer 2011
Citation Information
Amina Chaudhri. ""Straighten Up and Fly Right": HeteroMasculinity in The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963" Children's Literature Association Quarterly Vol. 36 Iss. 2 (2011) p. 147 - 163 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amina-chaudhri/4/