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THIS ISSUE OF Feminist Studies explores constructions of gender and sexuality evident in the negotiation of life in regions as far apart as South Korea, the Appalachian United States, Nigeria, Spain, and France. The articles examine the crafting of gender--and especially masculinity--through the shifting relationships between "tradition" and "modernity" in the twentieth century. These constructions, the articles and creative pieces argue, are not monolithic or uniform, but are complexly articulated through local configurations of identity and practice. Rebecca R. Scott illustrates, through support for an environmentally destructive form of coal mining in a small ...
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