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Den manliga avsägelsen? : En studie om dandyn och den manliga modebloggaren

Ardby, Amanda LU and Cafurek, Ivona LU (2015) MODK63 20151
Division of Fashion Studies
Abstract
The object of this essay is to analyze how the great male renunciation have influenced men’s fashion wear, as well as the way men express their interest in fashion. This was achieved by studying the dandy as phenomenon in relation to the contemporary male fashion blogger. Analytical methods such as semiotic analysis has been applied, as well as a qualitative text analysis inspired by discourse analysis. This essay’s theoretical framework is comprised from a fashion perspective, complemented by a gender perspective and a dramaturgical perspective. The outset of this essay is to question the notion that fashion is considered feminine by highlighting empirical material where men express themselves through fashion. Thus, this study attempts to... (More)
The object of this essay is to analyze how the great male renunciation have influenced men’s fashion wear, as well as the way men express their interest in fashion. This was achieved by studying the dandy as phenomenon in relation to the contemporary male fashion blogger. Analytical methods such as semiotic analysis has been applied, as well as a qualitative text analysis inspired by discourse analysis. This essay’s theoretical framework is comprised from a fashion perspective, complemented by a gender perspective and a dramaturgical perspective. The outset of this essay is to question the notion that fashion is considered feminine by highlighting empirical material where men express themselves through fashion. Thus, this study attempts to problematize the thesis of the great male renunciation and expand the definition of masculinity by elucidating different interpretations of it. (Less)
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author
Ardby, Amanda LU and Cafurek, Ivona LU
supervisor
organization
course
MODK63 20151
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
the great male renunciation, men’s fashion, gender, masculinity, androgyny, dandy, dandyism, blogger
language
Swedish
id
7446221
date added to LUP
2016-02-04 09:06:21
date last changed
2016-02-04 09:06:21
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  abstract     = {{The object of this essay is to analyze how the great male renunciation have influenced men’s fashion wear, as well as the way men express their interest in fashion. This was achieved by studying the dandy as phenomenon in relation to the contemporary male fashion blogger. Analytical methods such as semiotic analysis has been applied, as well as a qualitative text analysis inspired by discourse analysis. This essay’s theoretical framework is comprised from a fashion perspective, complemented by a gender perspective and a dramaturgical perspective. The outset of this essay is to question the notion that fashion is considered feminine by highlighting empirical material where men express themselves through fashion. Thus, this study attempts to problematize the thesis of the great male renunciation and expand the definition of masculinity by elucidating different interpretations of it.}},
  author       = {{Ardby, Amanda and Cafurek, Ivona}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Den manliga avsägelsen? : En studie om dandyn och den manliga modebloggaren}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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