Performing Masculinity

Geir Henning Presterudstuen is Lecturer in Anthropology at Western Sydney University, Australia. He has conducted long-term fieldwork in Fiji since 2009 and has published widely on issues of gender and social change.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Modernities, Masculinities and the Fijian Body: Connections and Conceptualizations2. Performing Masculinity through Christian Devotion: Methodism and Manhood3. ‘Living in Hell’: Performing Indo-Fijian Masculinities4. Making a Living: Land, Labour, Trade and Tradition for Modern Fijian Men.5. Drinking, Hyper-masculinity and Insolence 6. Betting-men and Bad Money: Modern Masculinities and Consumption7. Sex, Sexualities and the Modern BodyPostscript: Modern Masculinities in Fiji and Theoretical ImplicationsNotesBibliography Index

"This book takes on an important topic in both Masculinities/gender studies and the Anthropology of the Pacific region. Not only is the book going to be of interest to scholars working across several disciplines, but it will also be accessible to students and a more broadly interested public. - John Taylor, La Trobe University, AustraliaAn important study of modern experiments with masculinity in Fiji, which makes for a nuanced ethnography of gendered bodies, practices and power in diverse contexts such as villages, nightclubs gambling and religious venues. - Kalissa Alexeyeff, The University of Melbourne, AustraliaThis is a well-researched, ethnographically sensitive, historically informed study of emerging sexualities and genders in two distinct, but historically and culturally entangled, ethnic communities in Fiji. - Aletta Biersack, University of Oregon, USAThis book is at the cutting-edge of the anthropology of masculinity, and focuses in innovative ways on overlooked topics that matter. - Matt Tomlinson, Australian National University, Australia"