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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821087003321

Autore

Gates Philippa <1973->

Titolo

Detecting men : masculinity and the Hollywood detective film / / Philippa Gates

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006

ISBN

0-7914-8138-7

1-4294-5794-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Collana

SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video

Disciplina

791.43/6556

Soggetti

Detective and mystery films - United States - History and criticism

Masculinity in motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Filmography: p. 301-316.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-335) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the case -- The myths of masculinity -- Investigating national heroes: British sleuths and American dicks -- Investigating crisis: neo-noir heroes and femmes fatales -- Investigating crisis: the spectacle of "musculinity" -- Investigating the hero: the criminalist -- Investigating the "other": race and the detective -- Investigating the "other": women and youth -- Investigating the "other": the cult of villainy -- End of the investigation: case closed.

Sommario/riassunto

Looks at how detective films have reflected and shaped our ideas about masculinity, heroism, law and order, and national identity.