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Online-Ressource (252 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781479800742
Inhalt:
From the meth-dealing but devoted family man Walter White of AMC's Breaking Bad, to the part-time basketball coach, part-time gigolo Ray Drecker of HBO's Hung, depictions of male characters perplexed by societal expectations of men and anxious about changing American masculinity have become standard across the television landscape. Engaging with a wide variety of shows, including The League , Dexter , and Nip/Tuck , among many others, Amanda D. Lotz identifies the gradual incorporation of second-wave feminism into prevailing gender norms as the catalyst for the contested masculinities on di
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Understanding Men on Television; 2. Trying to Man Up: Struggling with Contemporary Masculinities in Cable's Male-Centered Serials; 3. Any Men and Outlaws: The Unbearable Burden of Straight White Man; 4. Where Men Can Be Men: The Homosocial Enclave and Jocular Policing of Masculinity; 5. Dynamic Duos: Hetero Intimacy and the New Male Friendship; Conclusion: Is It the End of Men as We Know Them?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Author
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781479800124
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ISBN 9781479800742
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Cable Guys : Television and Masculinities in the 21st Century
Sprache:
Englisch
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