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De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives (2011)
Book
Kulpa, R., & Mizielińska, J. (Eds.). (2011). De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives. Ashgate Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315576107

De-Centring Western Sexualities critically assesses the current state of knowledge about sexualities outside the framings of 'The West', by focusing on gender and sexuality within the context of Central and Eastern Europe. Providing rich case studies... Read More about De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives.

Superheroes in Shanghai: constructing transnational Western men's identities (2011)
Journal Article
Stanley, P. (2012). Superheroes in Shanghai: constructing transnational Western men's identities. Gender, Place and Culture, 19(2), 213-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369x.2011.573141

This article examines the ‘superhero’ phenomenon, in which Western masculinity is constructed differently in East Asia than in Western countries. This produces an imagined, Occidentalist ‘authenticity’ that frames expectations about the performances... Read More about Superheroes in Shanghai: constructing transnational Western men's identities.