Action figures : men, action films, and contemporary adventure narratives /

Action genres have been Hollywood's most profitable global exports for most of its history, their male heroes the subject of much fascination and derision. This book takes stock of action narratives' many appeals and recognizes how crises of gender identity manifest themselves in popular c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gallagher, Mark, 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2006.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Action and adventure films > United States > History and criticism.
Men in motion pictures.
Masculinity in motion pictures.
Heroes in motion pictures.
Films d'aventures > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Hommes au cinéma.
Masculinité au cinéma.
Héros au cinéma.
Films, cinema.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Performing Arts.
Action and adventure films
Heroes in motion pictures
Masculinity in motion pictures
Men in motion pictures
Avonturenfilms.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : popular representations of active masculinity since the late 1960s
  • 1. Armchair thrills and the new adventurer
  • 2. "I married Rambo" : action, spectacle, and melodrama
  • 3. Omega men : late 1960s and early 1970s action heroes
  • 4. Airport fiction : the men of mass-market literature
  • 5. Restaging heroic masculinity : Jackie Chan and the Hong Kong action film
  • Conclusion : the future of active masculinity.

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