Margaret M. McCarthy, Christopher L. Wright, and Anne T. M. Konkle
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199841196
- eISBN:
- 9780199979837
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199841196.003.0016
- Subject:
- Neuroscience, Neuroendocrine and Autonomic
The central role of neuronal aromatase activity in masculinization of the rodent brain has been firmly established for almost 40 years, yet the myriad of mechanisms by which the principal product of ...
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The central role of neuronal aromatase activity in masculinization of the rodent brain has been firmly established for almost 40 years, yet the myriad of mechanisms by which the principal product of aromatization, estradiol, organizes the neural substrate to predispose adult behavior continue to be elucidated. Unexpected roles for inflammatory mediators and components of the immune system in sexual differentiation elucidate novel principles of brain development. Long-standing puzzles associated with female brain development, both feminization and defeminization, are being solved by unexpectedly rapid and developmentally delayed actions of estradiol, respectively. Neurosteroidogenesis in discrete brain regions, culminating with estradiol but possibly beginning with cholesterol, hints at additional roles for aromatization in brain development outside the confounds of the classical organizational/activational hypothesis and affecting cognitive regions such as the cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum. Collectively, it is clear that we are far from the final chapter in determining how aromatization influences brain and behavior.Less
The central role of neuronal aromatase activity in masculinization of the rodent brain has been firmly established for almost 40 years, yet the myriad of mechanisms by which the principal product of aromatization, estradiol, organizes the neural substrate to predispose adult behavior continue to be elucidated. Unexpected roles for inflammatory mediators and components of the immune system in sexual differentiation elucidate novel principles of brain development. Long-standing puzzles associated with female brain development, both feminization and defeminization, are being solved by unexpectedly rapid and developmentally delayed actions of estradiol, respectively. Neurosteroidogenesis in discrete brain regions, culminating with estradiol but possibly beginning with cholesterol, hints at additional roles for aromatization in brain development outside the confounds of the classical organizational/activational hypothesis and affecting cognitive regions such as the cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum. Collectively, it is clear that we are far from the final chapter in determining how aromatization influences brain and behavior.
Stanley J. Rabinowitz
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- August 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190943363
- eISBN:
- 9780190943400
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190943363.003.0008
- Subject:
- Music, Dance
Continuing to view what was most likely the greatest number of preeminent ballerinas ever to have been assembled on a single stage within so brief a period of time, Volynsky recreates the vivid and ...
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Continuing to view what was most likely the greatest number of preeminent ballerinas ever to have been assembled on a single stage within so brief a period of time, Volynsky recreates the vivid and increasingly vulnerable world of Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad’s storied Maryinsky Theater. In gripping language and with his characteristically admirable visual acuity and impressive mastery of dance vocabulary, Volynsky makes us feel as if we were ourselves spectators at these dance performances. With his male gaze always at work, Volynsky emblemizes the prophet who possesses lofty opinions about the past, present, and future of ballet in Russia, and with no less zeal as he fights any attempt to defeminize dance culture or marginalize the great art of classical dance.Less
Continuing to view what was most likely the greatest number of preeminent ballerinas ever to have been assembled on a single stage within so brief a period of time, Volynsky recreates the vivid and increasingly vulnerable world of Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad’s storied Maryinsky Theater. In gripping language and with his characteristically admirable visual acuity and impressive mastery of dance vocabulary, Volynsky makes us feel as if we were ourselves spectators at these dance performances. With his male gaze always at work, Volynsky emblemizes the prophet who possesses lofty opinions about the past, present, and future of ballet in Russia, and with no less zeal as he fights any attempt to defeminize dance culture or marginalize the great art of classical dance.
Alisha Lola Jones
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- June 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780190065416
- eISBN:
- 9780190065454
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190065416.003.0001
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music
Flaming?: The Peculiar Theopolitics of Fire and Desire in Black Male Gospel Performance intervenes into the crisis narrative of black male participation in historically black Pentecostal churches by ...
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Flaming?: The Peculiar Theopolitics of Fire and Desire in Black Male Gospel Performance intervenes into the crisis narrative of black male participation in historically black Pentecostal churches by examining the striking aural-visual performances of gender expression and sexuality as the Spirit moves upon vocalists’ bodies. By following the discourse surrounding the “flaming” choir director stereotype, I investigate the extent to which men’s unique approaches to music-making are met with spectators’ derision and queries about the extent to which their worship generates queer connotations. Participants are essentially guided by what constitutes a practice of the adage “where there is smoke, there is fire.” If there are rumors about a man’s sexual behavior or if he demonstrates queer potential, than it must be so. This perception is tied to the biblical notion that believers are to stay away from the appearance of activity and affiliations that are regarded as evil.Less
Flaming?: The Peculiar Theopolitics of Fire and Desire in Black Male Gospel Performance intervenes into the crisis narrative of black male participation in historically black Pentecostal churches by examining the striking aural-visual performances of gender expression and sexuality as the Spirit moves upon vocalists’ bodies. By following the discourse surrounding the “flaming” choir director stereotype, I investigate the extent to which men’s unique approaches to music-making are met with spectators’ derision and queries about the extent to which their worship generates queer connotations. Participants are essentially guided by what constitutes a practice of the adage “where there is smoke, there is fire.” If there are rumors about a man’s sexual behavior or if he demonstrates queer potential, than it must be so. This perception is tied to the biblical notion that believers are to stay away from the appearance of activity and affiliations that are regarded as evil.