05723oam 22010694a 450 991085298550332120230126211838.01-4798-0012-010.18574/9781479800124(CKB)3710000000089942(EBL)1641639(SSID)ssj0001131817(PQKBManifestationID)11976159(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131817(PQKBWorkID)11144352(PQKB)10518492(MiAaPQ)EBC1641639(DE-B1597)547765(DE-B1597)9781479800124(OCoLC)871258016(MdBmJHUP)muse86845(EXLCZ)99371000000008994220131220d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCable GuysTelevision and Masculinities in the 21st Century /Amanda D. LotzNew York :New York University Press,2014.Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE,2021©2014.1 online resource (252 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4798-0048-1 1-4798-0074-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Understanding Men on Television -- Trying to Man Up: Struggling with Contemporary Masculinities in Cable's Male-Centered Serials -- Any Men and Outlaws: The Unbearable Burden of Straight White Man -- Where Men Can Be Men: The Homosocial Enclave and Jocular Policing of Masculinity -- Dynamic Duos: Hetero Intimacy and the New Male Friendship -- Conclusion: Is It the End of Men as We Know Them?The emergence of "male-centered serials" such as The Shield, Rescue Me, and Sons Of Anarchy and the challenges these characters face in negotiating modern masculinities. Fromthe meth-dealing but devoted family man Walter White of AMC’s Breaking Bad,to the part-time basketball coach, part-time gigolo Ray Drecker of HBO’s Hung,depictions of male characters perplexed by societal expectations of men andanxious about changing American masculinity have become standard across thetelevision landscape. Engaging with a wide variety of shows, including TheLeague, Dexter, and Nip/Tuck, among many others, Amanda D. Lotzidentifies the gradual incorporation of second-wave feminism into prevailinggender norms as the catalyst for the contested masculinities on display incontemporary cable dramas.Examiningthe emergence of “male-centered serials” such as The Shield, Rescue Me, and Sons of Anarchy and the challenges these characters face in negotiatingmodern masculinities, Lotz analyzes how these shows combine feminist approachesto fatherhood and marriage with more traditional constructions of masculineidentity that emphasize men’s role as providers. She explores the dynamics ofclose male friendships both in groups, as in Entourage and Men of aCertain Age, wherein characters test the boundaries between the homosocialand homosexual in their relationships with each other, and in the dyadicintimacy depicted in Boston Legal and Scrubs. Cable Guys provides amuch needed look into the under-considered subject of how constructions of masculinitycontinue to evolve on television.Television americainereroTelevisionreroSeries televisees americaines (Etats-Unis)reroSeries televiseesreroMasculinitereroTeledistributionÉtats-Unis21e siecleramTelevisionAspect socialÉtats-Unis21e siecleramHommesA la televisionÉtats-UnisramMasculiniteA la televisionÉtats-UnisramTelevision broadcastingSocial aspectsfast(OCoLC)fst01146764Men on televisionfast(OCoLC)fst01016060Masculinity on televisionfast(OCoLC)fst01746701Cable televisionSocial aspectsfast(OCoLC)fst00843620TelevisionAspect socialÉtats-UnisTeledistributionAspect socialÉtats-UnisHommes à la televisionMasculinite à la televisionTelevision broadcastingSocial aspectsUnited StatesMen on televisionMasculinity on televisionCable televisionSocial aspectsUnited StatesEtats-UnisreroUnited StatesfastTelevision americaine.Television.Series televisees americaines (Etats-Unis)Series televisees.MasculiniteTeledistributionTelevisionAspect socialHommesA la televisionMasculiniteA la televisionTelevision broadcastingSocial aspects.Men on television.Masculinity on television.Cable televisionSocial aspects.TelevisionAspect socialTeledistributionAspect socialHommes à la television.Masculinite à la television.Television broadcastingSocial aspectsMen on television.Masculinity on television.Cable televisionSocial aspects791.45/65211SOC052000PER010030SOC032000bisacshLotz Amanda D.1974-882116MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910852985503321Cable Guys4128191UNINA