Masculinity in fiction and film : representing men in popular genres 1945-2000
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Masculinity in fiction and film : representing men in popular genres 1945-2000
（Continuum literary studies）
Continuum, c2008
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-168) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book covers a wide range of popular British and American fiction and film including Westerns, spy fiction, science fiction and crime narratives.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.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Cold Warrior
- 2 Soldier Spy
- 3 Operatives
- 4 The Psycho in the Grey Flannel Suit
- 5 Rogue Cops I: San Francisco
- 6 Rogue Cops II: Los Angeles
- 7 Old Age Westerns
- 8 The Twilight Frontier
- Bibliography
- Index.
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