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Hirsute Phoenix: Conchita Wurst, Beards, and the Politics of Sexuality
Conchita Wurst’s beard queers the predictable image of female pop singer and calls directly to the constructed nature of gender performances.
The Erotics of Shaving in Victorian Britain
Beardedness in nineteenth-century Britain had definite implications for manliness and sexuality.
Beards, Real Men, and Poseurs: male sexuality and fashion since around 1900
Male fashion has long been central to the way we define what it means to be a ‘real’ man.
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