Article examines the construct of white masculinity in the interior of British Columbia during the Cariboo Gold Rush; discusses how the intersection with the settler-colonial agenda created a socially enforced code of behavior that demanded that men both subscribe to Victorian values, but also present with a roughness or heartiness about their person. Also illustrates how this construct of white masculinity justified violence towards women and racialized persons.
Author/Creator
Alice Gorton
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 273-299
Publication Date
2019
Location
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
Language