Cable Guys Television and Masculinities in the 21st Century

The emergence of "male-centered serials" such as The Shield, Rescue Me, and Sons Of Anarchy and the challenges these characters face in negotiating modern masculinities. Fromthe meth-dealing but devoted family man Walter White of AMC’s Breaking Bad,to the part-time basketball coach, part-t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lotz, Amanda D., 1974- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press 2014.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009817328706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Understanding Men on Television
  • Trying to Man Up: Struggling with Contemporary Masculinities in Cable's Male-Centered Serials
  • Any Men and Outlaws: The Unbearable Burden of Straight White Man
  • Where Men Can Be Men: The Homosocial Enclave and Jocular Policing of Masculinity
  • Dynamic Duos: Hetero Intimacy and the New Male Friendship
  • Conclusion: Is It the End of Men as We Know Them?