10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOKEISHNESS»
Discover the use of
blokeishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
blokeishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Distant Intimacy: A Friendship in the Age of the Internet
The blokeishness (as the Brits say) of modern fiction is evidence of its relentless
male-orderliness. The want of the female spirit, the wit, the nerve, the anti-ness of
the right kind of woman, the lure and the elusiveness of the sexual Other, that's ...
Frederic Raphael, Joseph Epstein, 2013
2
Literature of the 1950s: Good, Brave Causes
... tone of studied blokeishness that fuelled the critique: 'Oh dear,' he wrote, again
to Conquest, 'what a gunning from Chas Tomlinson!' (274). Dated 1958, 'The
Whitsun Weddings' (published in the eponymous collection in 1964) is a far more
...
3
Adventures on the High Teas: In Search of Middle England
Top Gear's three-pronged attack of Jeremy Clarkson, Iamcs May and Richard
Hammond has turned blokeishness, the hearty culture ofthe saloon bar, into an
art form, and the view< ers lap it up. It is astonishingly popular. That it's popular
with ...
4
TV Living: Television, Culture and Everyday Life
Nevertheless, footballandother sportsnever lost their imageof general '
blokeishness', and the'newmen'amongst thefans remained, of course, men.
However, FeverPitchandthenumerous imitators and articlesthat it spawned may
have ...
David Gauntlett, Annette Hill, 2002
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Making Gender, Making War: Violence, Military and ...
Trust the blokeishness of New Labour to reduce it to an anal metaphor' (1). The
ordinary processes of international relations can be more or less subtly invested
with complex and sometimes paradoxical entwinings of sexuality, gender, ...
Annica Kronsell, Erika Svedberg, 2011
... much from literature'. But when he comes to Virginia Woolf, not a writer
renowned for her blokeishness, he assures us that she 'came from one of those
very imperially connected families, so presumably she knows what she is talking
about'.
I guessa central feature of our friendship had beenits blokeishness. We
weremates andwe'd do mateythings together; I'dcome home from university
during holidays, we'd gotothe pub and compete tosee who could pull first.
Occasionally, just ...
8
Organization and Identity
ictraine. e. s. The transition from student 'good blokeishness' to audittrainee is not
, in essence, difficult, precisely because of theselection procedure.Forthis reason,
trainees are toldonthe first day to'be themselves'. Nevertheless, in the course ...
9
Organizational Studies: Selves and subjects
Enthusiastic trainees The transition from student 'good blokeishness' to audit
trainee is not, in essence, difficult, precisely because of the selection procedure.
For this reason, trainees are told on the first day to 'be themselves'. Nevertheless,
in ...
10
We'll Get 'Em in Sequins: Manliness, Yorkshire Cricket and ...
Boycott himself, though shy of commitment, as we have seen, has steered an
intriguing middle course between domesticity and blokeishness. Not for Boycs,
the lads' night out at the pub with the beer flowing. The Boycott portrayed by Leo
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOKEISHNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
blokeishness is used in the context of the following news items.
The Richard Hammond Show?
He's also a rather different type of personality to Clarkson - yes, they both have a similar outspoken blokeishness to them but Evans has toned ... «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
Is Evans the right man for Top Gear?
But Clarkson's blokeishness is of a different order. As is his craggy contempt for authority of every kind. By contrast, Evans is the essence of ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
Fast & Furious 7 review – a satisfying global game of cat-and-mouse
Walker's loss is noted, but barely felt; given the prevailing blokeishness, a certain former BBC motoring presenter could potentially fill in for ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Paul Staines On BBC's Hypocrisy Over Clarkson And How …
Paul Staines On BBC's Hypocrisy Over Clarkson And How Management Hates Blokeishness. Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 11:51 am | Posted by John Halas. «Carscoops, Mar 15»
Tristram Hunt joins Labour revolt as poll says Ed Miliband is liability
His blokeishness goes down well with voters – you cannot say that of Ed Miliband. 'I may be the only Labour politician saying it out loud now. «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
A flu pandemic could decide next year's election
How on earth did David Cameron, that laureate of dahn-the-boozer blokeishness – with his talk about “the effing Tories” and Mark Reckless's ... «The Independent, Sep 14»
Nicola Sturgeon: 'Scottish independence lies in the hands of risk …
It's possible that the blokeishness of the Yes campaign, with the laddish Salmond at the helm, has been a turn off for those women who started ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
Peter Levi – poet, priest and life-enhancer
... this book claims — an Oxford Romantic, unafraid of being heroically pretentious, who stood out against the blokeishness of 'The Movement' . «Spectator.co.uk, Aug 14»
Smug and smirking: but is 'blokeish' Salmond the only thing turning …
But Salmond's blokeishness pales into insignificance alongside the crux of the campaign: the economy. The currency row shows no sign of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
Kurobuta, restaurant review: Scott Hallsworth serves up taste …
And I admired the blokeishness of having jalapenos on every thing. We hurtled onwards, unstoppably, as more dishes arrived at speed. «The Independent, Jul 14»
