Masculinity in Fiction and Film: Representing men in popular genres, 1945-2000A&C Black, 09.04.2006 - 186 Seiten This book looks at a wide range of fiction and film texts, from the 1950s to the present, in order to analyse the ways in which masculinity has been represented in popular culture in Britain and the United States. It covers numerous genres, including spy fiction, science fiction, the Western and police thrillers. Each chapter focuses on key forms of masculinity found in each genre, such as the 'double agent', the 'rogue cop' and the 'citizen-soldier'. Brian Baker takes a broad, contextual approach, placing a detailed discussion of key texts and issues concerning masculinity in their historical and cultural context. Written in a clear, accessible way, it explores the changing representation of men over the last fifty years. |
Inhalt
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Soldier Spy | 29 |
Operatives | 49 |
The Psycho in the Grey Flannel Suit | 65 |
Rogue Cops I San Francisco | 86 |
Rogue Cops II Los Angeles | 105 |
Old Age Westerns | 124 |
The Twilight Frontier | 144 |
Bibliography | 158 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 4 - Homosocial" is a word occasionally used in history and the social sciences, where it describes social bonds between persons of the same sex; it is a neologism, obviously formed by analogy with "homosexual," and just as obviously meant to be distinguished from "homosexual.