Erinn McComb

Gender and the Race for Space

Masculinity and the American Astronaut, 1957-1983

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Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that the American astronaut image was informed by early Cold War ideals of masculinity that helped mold a distinctly American (anti-communist) masculinity, which appeared-on the surface anyway-to resolve not only an American "crisis of masculinity" but helped win the Cold War on an ideological and popular level.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781839987175
• ISBN-10: 1839987170
• Artikelnr.: 64374065

Autorenporträt

Erinn McComb, PhD, is Associate Professor of History at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. She researches the intersection of gender with foreign policy, science, and technology.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. “Who Can Fly?: The Astronaut in the Context of American Cold
War Technology” ; Chapter 1. “Rugged Individuals and Organization Men:
Establishing a Cold War Masculinity Crisis Narrative”; Chapter 2. “Light
This Candle: Project Mercury Combats the Cold War Masculinity Crisis”;
Chapter 3. “Flighty Women: Penetrating the Masculine Dialogue of
Spaceflight, 1958-1964”; Chapter 4. “Refreshingly Human and Winning:
Control and Project Gemini, 1965-1966”; Chapter 5. “It’s Hip to be Square:
Project Apollo, Teamwork,Civil Rights, and the End of the Individual
Astronaut, 1967-1972”; Chapter 6. “What Made it Possible for Sally to
Ride?: The Shuttle’s Domestication and Democratization of Spaceflight”