Helena Gurfinkel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5008831 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helena Gurfinkel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helena |
| FAMILY NAME | Gurfinkel |
| SIGNATURE | GURFINKEL H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tufts University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Does God Make the Man
"Does God Make the Man?: Media, Religion, and The Crisis of Masculinity, by Stewart M. Hoover and Curtis D. Coats." Women's Studies, 46(6), pp. 593–594
Queer, Cosmopolitan
My Father and Myself
While mainstream modernist (auto)biographical texts separate the Victorian age from modernity by the forceful impact of the Oedipal rebellion, J. R. Ackerley’s My Father and Myself demonstrates that the two ages are drawn together by transgressive father-son desire. The memoir challenges heteronormative masculinity, and belongs to the separate subgenre: the queer Künstlerroman
The Intercourse Between the Squire and His Son”
“ HE IS (NOT) A GENTLEMAN ” is a verdict that we frequently encounter in Trollope's novels. The writer's concern with defining the English gentleman is virtually obsessive; however, his effort is fraught with numerous frustrating contradictions, reflecting the Victorians’ struggle to decide what constitutes exemplary masculinity. In some instances, Trollope's gentleman is a product of a certain class, while in others such elusive and intangible c…
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The Intercourse Between the Squire and His Son”
“ HE IS (NOT) A GENTLEMAN ” is a verdict that we frequently encounter in Trollope's novels. The writer's concern with defining the English gentleman is virtually obsessive; however, his effort is fraught with numerous frustrating contradictions, reflecting the Victorians’ struggle to decide what constitutes exemplary masculinity. In some instances, Trollope's gentleman is a product of a certain class, while in others such elusive and intangible c…
My Father and Myself
While mainstream modernist (auto)biographical texts separate the Victorian age from modernity by the forceful impact of the Oedipal rebellion, J. R. Ackerley’s My Father and Myself demonstrates that the two ages are drawn together by transgressive father-son desire. The memoir challenges heteronormative masculinity, and belongs to the separate subgenre: the queer Künstlerroman
Queer, Cosmopolitan
Does God Make the Man
"Does God Make the Man?: Media, Religion, and The Crisis of Masculinity, by Stewart M. Hoover and Curtis D. Coats." Women's Studies, 46(6), pp. 593–594
Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Cultural History and Identity Formation (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Masculinity (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Autobiographical and Biographical Writing (1 work)