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Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films
Combe, Kirk; Boyle, Brenda M.
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Description for Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films
Hardcover. In film, Men are good and Monsters are bad. In this book, Combe and Boyle consider the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body and regard gendered behavior as a matter of performativity. Taken together, these two identity positions, manliness and monsterliness, offer a window into the workings of current American society. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
In film, Men are good and Monsters are bad. In this book, Combe and Boyle consider the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body and regard gendered behavior as a matter of performativity. Taken together, these two identity positions, manliness and monsterliness, offer a window into the workings of current American society.
In film, Men are good and Monsters are bad. In this book, Combe and Boyle consider the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body and regard gendered behavior as a matter of performativity. Taken together, these two identity positions, manliness and monsterliness, offer a window into the workings of current American society.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Series
Global Masculinities
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137360809
SKU
V9781137360809
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About Combe, Kirk; Boyle, Brenda M.
Author Kirk Combe: Kirk Combe is Professor of English at Denison University, USA. Author Brenda Boyle: Brenda Boyle is Associate Professor of English at Denison University, USA.
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