Contemporary Hollywood masculinities : gender, genre, and politics / Elisabeth, Krimmer / Susanne, Kord
Language: anglais.Country: États-Unis.Publication: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, cop. 2011Description: 1 vol. (280 p.) : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780230338418; 9781137372833.Dewey: 791.43/653, 23Abstract: Contemporary Hollywood Masculinities traces changing concepts of masculinity in popular Hollywood blockbusters from 1992 to 2008 - the Clinton and Bush eras - against a backdrop of contemporary political events, social developments, and popular American myths. Kord and Krimmer investigate the most common male types - cops, killers, fathers, cowboys, superheroes, spies, soldiers, rogues, lovers, and losers. Their in-depth analyses of over sixty films, from The Matrix and Iron Man to Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lord of the Rings, from Wedding Crashers and Mr. & Ms. Smith to War of the Worlds and The 40-Year Old Virgin, show that movies, far from being mere entertainment, respond directly to today's social and political realities, from consumerism to "family values" to the War on Terror.Bibliography: Notes bibliogr. Index.Subject - Topical Name: Masculinit�e -- Au cinéma | Hommes -- Au cinéma | Cin�ema -- Etats-Unis -- 1990-2020 | Cin�ema -- Etats-Unis -- 1990-2020 -- Themes, motifs | Masculinity in motion pictures | Men in motion pictures | Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 21st century Subject: masculinités | cinéma | Etats-Unis| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Livre | Le Brrrazero Salle de lecture | F167 COL (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Consultable sur place | 100000001413 |
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Notes bibliogr. Index
Contemporary Hollywood Masculinities traces changing concepts of masculinity in popular Hollywood blockbusters from 1992 to 2008 - the Clinton and Bush eras - against a backdrop of contemporary political events, social developments, and popular American myths. Kord and Krimmer investigate the most common male types - cops, killers, fathers, cowboys, superheroes, spies, soldiers, rogues, lovers, and losers. Their in-depth analyses of over sixty films, from The Matrix and Iron Man to Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lord of the Rings, from Wedding Crashers and Mr. & Ms. Smith to War of the Worlds and The 40-Year Old Virgin, show that movies, far from being mere entertainment, respond directly to today's social and political realities, from consumerism to "family values" to the War on Terror
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