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by V. Seidler (Author)
Analysing the events surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, Vic Seidler considers the public outpourings of grief and displays of emotion which prompted new kinds of identification and belonging in which communities came together regardless of race, class, gender and sexuality.
Author Biography
VIC SEIDLER Professor of Social Theoryin the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. He is author of Transforming Masculinities: Men, Cultures, Bodies, Power, Sex and Love (2005), Shadows of the Shoah: Jewish Identity and Belonging (2000), Man Enough: Embodying Masculinities (1997) and Recovering the Self: Morality and Social Theory (1995). He has also published widely on social theory and philosophy, Marxism and critical theory, moral theory, masculinity and sexual politics in international journals.
