{"product_id":"male-delivery-reproduction-effeminacy-and-pregnant-men-in-early-modern-spain-paperback","title":"Male Delivery: Reproduction, Effeminacy, and Pregnant Men in Early Modern Spain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherry Velasco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the one-act comedy \u003ci\u003eEl parto de Juan Rana\u003c\/i\u003e (John Frog Gives Birth) as a point of departure, Velasco argues that the figure of the pregnant man in early modern Spanish culture was not merely comic entertainment, but also served an important role as a physical representation of the anxieties about the changing roles of men and women at the time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Men were increasingly taking over medical duties--especially surrounding childbirth--usually left to women and, as their medical knowledge increased, they became aware of bodies and behaviors--both male and female--that transgressed gender norms. The anxieties about men who acted in ways seen as increasingly womanly (from acting effeminately to participating in homosexual activity) played out in the character of pregnant Juan Rana. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then, Velasco turns to Hollywood and asks if we might not use the lessons of Juan Rana to help explain why contemporary America is also fascinated by the idea of male pregnancy--think Arnold Schwarzenegger in \u003ci\u003eJunior\u003c\/i\u003e--and our increasing anxiety over the changing face of masculinity in our own culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherry Velasco is a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Southern California. She is the author of three other books, including \u003ci\u003eMale Delivery: Reproduction, Effeminacy, and Pregnant Men in Early Modern Spain\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Vanderbilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.96 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52693054685491,"sku":"9780826515162","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TLpr-gQcXt9780826515162.webp?v=1763038371","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/male-delivery-reproduction-effeminacy-and-pregnant-men-in-early-modern-spain-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}