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Masculinity : bodies, movies, culture / edited by Peter Lehman.

Contributor(s): Lehman, Peter [editor].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: AFI film readers: Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2001Description: 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415923247 (paperback); 0415923239; 9780415923248.Subject(s): Men in motion pictures | Machismo in motion pictures | Homosexuality in motion pictures | Masculinity -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Culture in motion picturesDDC classification: 791.43652041
Contents:
"Someone is going to pay" : resurgent white masculinity in Ransom / Krin Gabbard -- Crying over the melodramatic penis : melodrama and male nudity in films of the 90s / Peter Lehman -- The saviors and the saved : masculine redemption in contemporary films / Amy Aronson and Michael Kimmel -- Identity, queerness, and homosocial bonding : the case of Swingers / Justin Wyatt -- Rape fantasies : Hollywood and homophobia / Joe Wlodarz -- Choosing to be "not a man" : masculine anxiety in Nouri Bouzid's Rih essed/Man of ashes / Robert Lang and Maher Ben Moussa -- T(he)-men's room : masculinity and space in Anthony Mann's T-men / Susan White -- The talented poststructuralist : heteromasculinity, gay artifice, and class passing / Chris Straayer -- "Emotional constipation" and the power of dammed masculinity : Deliverance and the paradoxes of male liberation / Sally Robinson -- "As a mother cuddles a child" : sexuality and masculinity in World War II combat films / Robert Eberwein -- The nation and the nude : colonial masculinity and the spectacle of the male body in recent Canadian cinema(s) / Lee Parpart -- Lynching photography and the "black beast rapist" in the southern white masculine imagination / Amy Louise Wood -- Screening the Italian-American male / Aaron Baker and Juliann Vitullo -- "Studs have feelings too" : Warren Beatty and the question of star discourse and gender / Lucia Bozzola -- James Bond's penis / Toby Miller -- Oliver Stone's Nixon and the unmanning of the self-made man / Dennis Bingham -- Suck, spit, chew, swallow : a performative exploration of men's bodies / Tim Miller.
Summary: Lehman brings together new work on masculinity in film by established film scholars, new academics, performance artists, and cultural critics. The essays analyze trends from the role of gay men in saving heterosexuality to the emergence of new queer cinema.
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Lehman brings together new work on masculinity in film by established film scholars, new academics, performance artists, and cultural critics. The essays analyze trends from the role of gay men in saving heterosexuality to the emergence of new queer cinema.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Someone is going to pay" : resurgent white masculinity in Ransom / Krin Gabbard -- Crying over the melodramatic penis : melodrama and male nudity in films of the 90s / Peter Lehman -- The saviors and the saved : masculine redemption in contemporary films / Amy Aronson and Michael Kimmel -- Identity, queerness, and homosocial bonding : the case of Swingers / Justin Wyatt -- Rape fantasies : Hollywood and homophobia / Joe Wlodarz -- Choosing to be "not a man" : masculine anxiety in Nouri Bouzid's Rih essed/Man of ashes / Robert Lang and Maher Ben Moussa -- T(he)-men's room : masculinity and space in Anthony Mann's T-men / Susan White -- The talented poststructuralist : heteromasculinity, gay artifice, and class passing / Chris Straayer -- "Emotional constipation" and the power of dammed masculinity : Deliverance and the paradoxes of male liberation / Sally Robinson -- "As a mother cuddles a child" : sexuality and masculinity in World War II combat films / Robert Eberwein -- The nation and the nude : colonial masculinity and the spectacle of the male body in recent Canadian cinema(s) / Lee Parpart -- Lynching photography and the "black beast rapist" in the southern white masculine imagination / Amy Louise Wood -- Screening the Italian-American male / Aaron Baker and Juliann Vitullo -- "Studs have feelings too" : Warren Beatty and the question of star discourse and gender / Lucia Bozzola -- James Bond's penis / Toby Miller -- Oliver Stone's Nixon and the unmanning of the self-made man / Dennis Bingham -- Suck, spit, chew, swallow : a performative exploration of men's bodies / Tim Miller.

Lehman brings together new work on masculinity in film by established film scholars, new academics, performance artists, and cultural critics. The essays analyze trends from the role of gay men in saving heterosexuality to the emergence of new queer cinema.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. ix)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1. "Someone Is Going to Pay": Resurgent White Masculinity in Ransom (p. 7)
  • 2. Crying Over the Melodramatic Penis: Melodrama and Male Nudity in Films of the 90s (p. 25)
  • 3. The Saviors and the Saved: Masculine Redemption in Contemporary Films (p. 43)
  • 4. Identity, Queerness, and Homosocial Bonding: The Case of Swingers (p. 51)
  • 5. Rape Fantasies: Hollywood and Homophobia (p. 67)
  • 6. Choosing to Be "Not a Man": Masculine Anxiety in Nouri Bouzid's Rih Essed/Man of Ashes (p. 81)
  • 7. T(he)-Men's Room: Masculinity and Space in Anthony Mann's T-Men (p. 95)
  • 8. The Talented Poststructuralist: Heteromasculinity, Gay Artifice, and Class Passing (p. 115)
  • 9. "Emotional Constipation" and the Power of Dammed Masculinity: Deliverance and the Paradoxes of Male Liberation (p. 133)
  • 10. "As a Mother Cuddles a Child": Sexuality and Masculinity in World War II Combat Films (p. 149)
  • 11. The Nation and the Nude: Colonial Masculinity and the Spectacle of the Male Body in Recent Canadian Cinema(s) (p. 167)
  • 12. Lynching Photography and the "Black Beast Rapist" in the Southern White Masculine Imagination (p. 193)
  • 13. Screening the Italian-American Male (p. 213)
  • 14. "Studs Have Feelings Too": Warren Beatty and the Question of Star Discourse and Gender (p. 227)
  • 15. James Bond's Penis (p. 243)
  • 16. Oliver Stone's Nixon and the Unmanning of the Self-Made Man (p. 257)
  • 17. Suck, Spit, Chew, Swallow: A Performative Exploration of Men's Bodies (p. 279)
  • Contributors (p. 301)
  • Index (p. 305)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Peter Lehman is Professor at Arizona State University at Tempe. He is the editor of Defining Cinema (1997) and the author of Running Scared: Masculinity and the Representation of the Male Body (1993).

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