Masculinity in Fiction and Film - Representing men in popular genres, 1945-2000

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.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Baker
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.04.2008
• EAN: 9781847062628
• ISBN: 978-1-84706-262-8
• No. of pages: 186
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Continuum Literary Studies; Continuum Literary Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, American English, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Gender studies: men and boys, Film Theory & Criticism, Gender Studies: Men, Film history, theory or criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form