Tracing the Heroic Through Gender

• Autor principal: Mommertz, Monika (auth)
• Otros Autores: Seedorf, Thomas (auth), Hauck, Carolin (auth), Schlüter, Andreas (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2018
• Colección: Helden - Heroisierungen - Heroismen
• Materias: Helden; Heroic; Gender
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In nearly all societies and epochs, the heroic is gendered on many levels. However, social and cultural production of the heroic cannot be understood solely through the lens of masculinity, nor does it make sense to regard women or femininity merely as exceptions. Rather, it is important to take the...