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Autore |
Feasey Rebecca |
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Titolo |
Masculinity and popular television / / Rebecca Feasey |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-7486-5118-7 |
1-281-94774-1 |
9786611947743 |
0-7486-3179-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Masculinity in popular culture |
Men on television |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER; Copyright; Contents; 1. Introduction: theorising masculinities on the small screen; 2. Soap opera: the male role in the women's genre; 3. Situation comedy: homosexuality and male camaraderie; 4. Animation: masculinity in the nuclear family; 5. Teen programming: isolation, alienation and emerging manhood; 6. Science fiction and fantasy television: challenging dominant gender roles; 7. Hospital drama: reassurance, anxiety and the doctor-hero; 8. Police and crime drama: investigating male authority; 9. Sports: media events and masculine discourse |
10. Reality television: ordinariness, exhibitionism and emotional intelligence11. Lifestyle: domestic labour and leisure activities; 12. Advertising: social life, social standing and sex; 13. Conclusion: the future of masculinity on television; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 fatherhood in prime-time animation, emerging manhood in the supernatural teen text, alternative gender |
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roles in science fiction, male authority in the police series, masculine anxieties in the hospital drama, violence and aggression in sports coverage, ordinariness and emotional connectedness in the |
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