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Curious exotica (ink on paper)
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ISBN: 1443887560 9781443887564 Year: 2016 Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing,


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Exploring the cultural history of continental European freak shows and 'enfreakment'
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ISBN: 1443846422 9781443846424 9781443841344 144384134X Year: 2012 Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub.,

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This collection offers cultural historical analyses of enfreakment and freak shows, examining the social construction and spectacular display of wondrous, monstrous, or curious Otherness in the formerly relatively neglected region of Continental Europe. Forgotten stories are uncovered about freak-show celebrities, medical specimen, and philosophical fantasies presenting the anatomically unusual in a wide range of sites, including curiosity cabinets, anatomical museums, and traveling circus ac...


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Masculinities Ageing between Cultures : Relationality, Kinship and Care in Dialogue

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Global mobility is one of the crucial phenomena of our time. Combining the theoretical frameworks of masculinity studies and age studies, the contributors to this volume examine the intersection of cultural exchange, gender and age, exploring ageing masculinities with reference to the key concepts of relationality, kinship and care. The essays analyze transcultural experiences of ageing men from Europe, relationships including the Indian diaspora in the US, Chinese father images in the US-American context and Black British queer kinship, drawing its examples also from Brazilian society and African European contexts.

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