Overview

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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Elwood Watson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780786443055

ISBN 10:   0786443057
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   28 July 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction      PART I: RACIALIZED MEDIATED PERFORMANCE AND CONTEMPORARY MASCULINITY 1. The Dilemma of the Italian American Male Marc DiPaolo      2. Patrick Bateman as “Average White Male” in American Psycho Daniel Mudie Cunningham      3. Ambivalence, Desire and the Re-Imagining of Asian American Masculinity in Better Luck Tomorrow Ruthann Lee      4. The Black Interior, Reparations and African American Masculinity in The Wiz Jesse Scott      5. Flavor of Love and the Rise of Neo-Minstrelsy on Reality Television Valerie Palmer-Mehta and Alina Haliliuc      6. Jungle Fever: Bold, Beautiful and Unnecessarily Maligned Daryl A. Carter      7. Celebrity Culture and Racial Masculinities: The Case of Will Smith David Magill      PART II: CONTEMPORARY MEDIATED PERFORMANCE AND THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF MASCULINITY 8. Constructions of Mathematical Masculinities in Popular Culture Marie-Pierre Moreau, Heather Mendick and Debbie Epstein 9. Killing Off White Hegemonic Masculinity in Indian Killer Jane E. Rose      10. Narrative’s Role in Constructing Masculinities in We Were Soldiers Bradley Smith      11. Masculinity and Domesticity in A Home at the End of the World and Househusband Helena Wahlstrom      12. Anxious Male Domesticity and Gender Troubled Corrections Kristin Jacobson      13. Neil LaBute’s Bodies in Question Marc Shaw      14. O.J. Simpson: Tabloidized, Sexualized, Racialized and Largely Despised Elwood Watson      15. Major League Baseball and the Cultural Politics of Sexuality Rachelle Sussman      About the Contributors      Index     

Reviews

Author Information

Elwood Watson is a professor of history and African American studies at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions