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Muscularity, Moral Turpitude, & Ethnic Appropriations: Sherlock Holmes and Masculinity

Panel: 
Nineteenth-Century British Literature and Culture
Abstract: 

The paper argues for Sherlock Holmes as embodying a late-nineteenth century masculine ideal: A man able to effectively assume a position that is racially ambiguous, geographically liminal, culturally hybrid, and criminally transgressive as he is willing to engage in extra-legal activities to preserve status-quo hierarchies.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Antoinette
Last Name: 
Chevalier
Institution: 
University of California, Berkeley