Masculinity and popular television

Masculinity and popular television / Rebecca Feasey.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feasey, Rebecca (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Masculinity on television.
Men on television.
PSYCHOLOGY > Human Sexuality.
PERFORMING ARTS > Television > General.
Masculinity on television
Men on television
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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