Masculinity and the Male Body from the World of the Ancients to the World Wide Web
| dc.contributor.author | Hancock, Elizabeth, 1975- | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-12-10T00:34:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-12-10T00:34:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-09 | |
| dc.description | x, 106 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis examines ideals of masculinity and the male body in ancient Greek art and literature, and in contemporary advertising and mass-media publications. Persistent themes concerning what is ideally masculine affect the way men perceive their bodies, and ultimately, themselves. I argue that such ideals are visible in the way men present their bodies and personal attributes to others in online public forums using photos, text, and other media. In order to discover how some men view their bodies and to observe the way in which they present them to others, this thesis will analyze existing photos and written texts posted on an online public website, MySpace.com. The large and diverse membership of MySpace.com makes it an excellent place to observe ideals of masculinity and the male body operating in individual men at the vernacular level. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Committee in Charge: Dr. Sharon Sherman, Folklore; Dr. Mary Jaeger, Classics; Dr. Lisa Gilman, English | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/8044 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | University of Oregon theses, Interdisciplinary Studies: Individualized Program, M.A., 2008; | |
| dc.title | Masculinity and the Male Body from the World of the Ancients to the World Wide Web | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
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