Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen

Essays on Media Images of Masculinity

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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With essays ranging in topic from the films of Neil LaBute to the sexual politics of Major League Baseball, this diverse collection of essays examines the multi-faceted media images of contemporary masculinity from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines. The book's first half focuses on the issue of racialized masculinity and its various manifestations, with essays covering, among other topics, the re-imagining of Asian American masculinity in Justin Lin's Better Luck Tomorrow and the ever-present image of black male buffoonery in the neo-minstrel performances of VH1's Flavor of Love. The book's second half explores the issue of contemporary mediated performance and the cultural politics of masculinity, with essays focusing on popular media representations of men in a variety of gendered roles, from homemakers and househusbands to valorous war heroes and athletic demigods.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-07-28
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt431 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor318
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786443055

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Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: RACIALIZED MEDIATED PERFORMANCE AND CONTEMPORARY MASCULINITY1. The Dilemma of the Italian American MaleMarc DiPaolo 2. Patrick Bateman as “Average White Male” in American PsychoDaniel Mudie Cunningham 3. Ambivalence, Desire and the Re-Imagining of Asian American Masculinity in Better Luck TomorrowRuthann Lee 4. The Black Interior, Reparations and African American Masculinity in The WizJesse Scott 5. Flavor of Love and the Rise of Neo-Minstrelsy on Reality TelevisionValerie Palmer-Mehta and Alina Haliliuc 6. Jungle Fever: Bold, Beautiful and Unnecessarily MalignedDaryl A. Carter 7. Celebrity Culture and Racial Masculinities: The Case of Will SmithDavid Magill PART II: CONTEMPORARY MEDIATED PERFORMANCE AND THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF MASCULINITY8. Constructions of Mathematical Masculinities in Popular CultureMarie-Pierre Moreau, Heather Mendick and Debbie Epstein9. Killing Off White Hegemonic Masculinity in Indian KillerJane E. Rose 10. Narrative’s Role in Constructing Masculinities in We Were SoldiersBradley Smith 11. Masculinity and Domesticity in A Home at the End of the World and HousehusbandHelena Wahlstrom 12. Anxious Male Domesticity and Gender Troubled CorrectionsKristin Jacobson 13. Neil LaBute’s Bodies in QuestionMarc Shaw 14. O.J. Simpson: Tabloidized, Sexualized, Racialized and Largely DespisedElwood Watson 15. Major League Baseball and the Cultural Politics of SexualityRachelle Sussman About the Contributors Index