What a Man's Gotta Do: The Masculine Myth in Popular Culture

ISBN-13: 9780415906388 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 194 str.

Anthony Easthope; Antony Easthope; A. Easthope

Opis

What is masculinity? How do ideas about it effect our readings of films, television, newspapers, pop music and pulp novels? In this lively and accessible text, Anthony Easthope unpicks the myth of masculinity in popular culture.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part 1 Basic Masculinity; Chapter 1 The Mysterious Phallus; Chapter 2 Fathers and Sons; Chapter 3 Boys Will Be Boys; Part 2 The Masculine Ego; Chapter 4 The Castle of the Self; Chapter 5 Man and Nature; Chapter 6 The Male Body; Chapter 7 Man and Nation; Part 3 Masculinity in Action; Chapter 8 Men at War; Chapter 9 Play the Game; Chapter 10 The Magic Keg of Beer; Chapter 11 Masculine Style (1): Clarity; Chapter 12 Masculine Style (2): Banter; Chapter 13 Masculine Style (3): Obscenity; Part 4 The Same Sex; Chapter 14 Masculine or Homosexual; Part 5 Masculine/Feminine; Chapter 15 Exchanging Women (1): Marriage; Chapter 16 Exchanging Women (2): Jokes; Chapter 17 The Madonna and the Whore; Chapter 18 The Idea of the Woman; Chapter 19 Being in Love; Chapter 20 Fame, Wealth, and the Love of Women; Chapter 21 Jealousy; Chapter 22 Good Object/Bad Object; Chapter 23 The Masculine Myth;

O autorze

Authored by Easthope, Anthony