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Masculinity and Film Performance : Male Angst in Contemporary American Cinema /

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A lively and engaging study of on-screen and off-screen performances of masculinity, focusing on well-known male actors in American film and popular culture in the 1990s and 2000s. Peberdy examines specific social, cultural, historical and political contexts that have affected age, race, sexuality a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peberdy, Donna (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Cultural Studies.
Film History.
Film and Television Studies.
Gender Studies.
Genre.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Film genres.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Motion pictures and television.
Motion pictures > History.
Popular culture > Study and teaching.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A lively and engaging study of on-screen and off-screen performances of masculinity, focusing on well-known male actors in American film and popular culture in the 1990s and 2000s. Peberdy examines specific social, cultural, historical and political contexts that have affected age, race, sexuality and fatherhood on screen.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 219 pages)
ISBN:9780230308701
DOI:10.1057/9780230308701