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Masculinity and popular television /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : theorising masculinities on the small screen
- Soap opera : the male role in the women's genre
- Situation comedy : homosexuality and male camaraderie
- Animation : masculinity in the nuclear family
- Teen programming : isolation, alienation, and emerging manhood
- Science fiction and fantasy television : challenging dominant gender roles
- Hospital drama : reassurance, anxiety, and the doctor-hero
- Police and crime drama : investigating male authority
- Sports : media events and masculine discourse
- Reality television : ordinariness, exhibitionism, and emotional intelligence
- Lifestyle : domestic labour and leisure activities
- Advertising : social life, social standing, and sex
- Conclusion : the future of masculinity on television.