Cable guys : television and masculinities in the 21st century

Cable guys : television and masculinities in the 21st century / Amanda D. Lotz.

"From the meth-dealing but devoted family man Walter White of AMC's Breaking Bad, to the part-time basketball coach, part-time gigolo Ray Drecker of HBO's Hung, depictions of male characters perplexed by societal expectations of men and anxious about changing American masculinity have...

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Main Author: Lotz, Amanda D., 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Masculinity on television.
Men on television.
Cable television > Social aspects > United States.
Television broadcasting > Social aspects > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Television > History & Criticism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Cable television > Social aspects
Masculinity on television
Men on television
Television broadcasting > Social aspects
Teledistribution > États-Unis > 21e siecle.
Television > Aspect social > États-Unis > 21e siecle.
Hommes > A la television > États-Unis.
Masculinite > A la television > États-Unis.
Television americaine.
Television.
Series televisees americaines (Etats-Unis)
Series televisees.
Masculinite.
United States
Etats-Unis.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Understanding Men on Television
  • Trying to Man Up: Struggling with Contemporary Masculinities in Cable's Male-Centered Serials
  • Any Men and Outlaws: The Unbearable Burden of Straight White Man
  • Where Men Can Be Men: The Homosocial Enclave and Jocular Policing of Masculinity
  • Dynamic Duos: Hetero Intimacy and the New Male Friendship
  • Conclusion: Is It the End of Men as We Know Them?

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