Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films
Boyle, B.; Combe, Kirk
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Description for Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films
Paperback. 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: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; APFN; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
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
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Series
Global Masculinities
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349472048
SKU
V9781349472048
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99-15
About Boyle, B.; Combe, Kirk
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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