The spectacularized penis: Contemporary representations of the phallic male body

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-98

  Stephens, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Male bodies; Male nudity; Penis phallus relationship; Phallic masculinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250852879     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X07299332     Document Type: Article

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