- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Analyzing the meanings of masculinity in contemporary culture, this book examines specific cultural male icons like Muhammad Ali, Harvey Keitel, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Newt Gingrich and explores the male stereotypes such as the cowboy, the father, the homosexual, and the Black terror.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Buffalo, New York Story
- 3 Father Figure
- 4 Dinge
- 5 Homo Academicus
- 6 Male Horror: On David Cronenberg
- 7 Telling Differences: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in The Crying Game
- 8 Scattered Speculations on the Value of Harvey Keitel
- 9 Hot Damme! Reflections on Gay Publicity
- 10 The Prettiest Postcolonial: Muhammad Ali
- 11 "Beat me outta me": Alternative Masculinities
- 12 Prosthetic Gender and Universal Intellect: Stephen Hawking's Law
- 13 Conservative Cowboy Stories: Adventures of the Chosen Sons
- 14 Of Newts and Quayles: National-Political Masculinity in the Current Conjuncture
- 15 A White Boy Is Being Beaten
- About the Book and Editor
- About the Contributors
- Index