Overview

This book is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key debates concerning the representation of masculinities in a wide range of popular television genres. The volume looks at the depiction of public masculinity in the soap opera, homosexuality in the situation comedy, the portrayal of fatherhood in prime-time animation, emerging manhood in the supernatural teen text, alternative gender roles in science fiction, male authority in the police series, masculine anxieties in the hospital drama, violence and aggression in sports coverage, ordinariness and emotional connectedness in the reality game show, and domesticity in lifestyle television. Masculinity and Popular Television examines the ways in which masculinities are being constructed, circulated and interrogated in contemporary British and American programming, and considers the ways in which such images can be understood in relation to the 'common sense' model of the hegemonic male that is said to dominate the cultural landscape. Key Features *Offers a clear and comprehensive overview of existing theoretical debates concerning the representation of masculinities on the small screen. *Explores various representations of masculinities across a wide range of popular television genres. *Draws on a broad range of today's most critically and commercially successful television programmes in order to make the volume both accessible and enjoyable for the reader.

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Author:   Rebecca Feasey
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.337kg
ISBN:  

9780748627981

ISBN 10:   0748627987
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   06 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: theorising masculinities on the small screen; 2. Soap Opera: the male role in the women's genre; 3. Situation Comedy: homosexuality and male camaraderie; 4. Animation: masculinity in the nuclear family; 5. Teen Programming: isolation, alienation and emerging manhood; 6. Science Fiction and Fantasy Television: challenging dominant gender roles; 7. Trauma Television: reassurance, anxiety and the doctor hero; 8. Police and Crime Drama: investigating male authority; 9. Sports: media events and masculine discourse; 10. Reality Television: ordinariness, exhibitionism and emotional intelligence; 11. Lifestyle: domestic labour and leisure activities; 12. Advertising: social life, social standing and sex; 13. Conclusion: the future of masculinity on television; Bibliography.

Reviews

As an introduction, Masculinity and Popular Television offers a very good overview of key concerns regarding masculinities on television. It sketches the histories of representations and emphasises the continuation of male dominance in most genres, --Elke Weissmann, Edge Hill University Critical Studies in Television 4/2

Author Information

Rebecca Feasey is Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Communications at Bath Spa University. She has previously published in the areas of cult film, celebrity culture, contemporary Hollywood stardom and the representation of gender in popular television.

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