03197nam 2200625Ia 450 991045367450332120200520144314.00-7486-5118-71-281-94774-197866119477430-7486-3179-8(CKB)1000000000550761(EBL)380402(OCoLC)437240917(SSID)ssj0000198499(PQKBManifestationID)11188885(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198499(PQKBWorkID)10183613(PQKB)10049200(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055502(MiAaPQ)EBC380402(Au-PeEL)EBL380402(CaPaEBR)ebr10257688(CaONFJC)MIL194774(EXLCZ)99100000000055076120080805d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMasculinity and popular television[electronic resource] /Rebecca FeaseyEdinburgh Edinburgh University Pressc20081 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7486-2797-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 discourse10. 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; IndexThis 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 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 theMasculinity in popular cultureMen on televisionElectronic books.Masculinity in popular culture.Men on television.791.43791.45653Feasey Rebecca704126MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453674503321Masculinity and popular television1357453UNINA