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1	Running Scared: Masculinity and the Representation of the Male Body more books like this by Peter Lehman add to wishlist Our patriarchal culture keeps the male body and especially male genitals out of sight. This scheme, Peter Lehman argues, maintains the 'male mystique' and preserves the power of the phallus. Society's intentional blindness to male sexual representation cultivates 'good taste' and avoids perversion. Lehman draws back the curtain. "Running Scared" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.50! \| first editions
2	Beyond Flesh: Queer Masculinities and Nationalism in Israeli Cinema more books like this by Raz Yosef add to wishlist Here, Raz Yosef explores Israeli cinema's role in the creation of national identity and the complex ways the marginalization of queerness became necessary to that goal. Zionism was not only a political and ideological programme but also a sexual one. The liberation of Jews and creation of a new nation were closely intertwined with a longing for ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
3	When Frankie Went to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra and American Male Identity more books like this by Karen McNally add to wishlist This first in-depth study of Frank Sinatra's film career explores his iconic status in relation to his many performances in postwar Hollywood cinema. "When Frankie Went to Hollywood" considers how Sinatra's musical acts, television appearances, and public commentary impacted his screen performances in "Pal Joey", "The Tender Trap", "Some Came ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $16.89! \| SVS
4	Manly Arts: Masculinity and Nation in Early American Cinema more books like this by David A Gerstner add to wishlist In this innovative analysis of the interconnections between nation and aesthetics in the United States during the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth, David A. Gerstner reveals the crucial role of early cinema in consolidating a masculine ideal under American capitalism. Gerstner describes how cinema came to be considered the art form ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $32.26! \| SVS
5	The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema more books like this by Kyung Hyun Kim add to wishlist In one of the first English-language studies of Korean cinema to date, Kyung Hyun Kim shows how the New Korean Cinema of the past two decades has used the trope of masculinity to mirror the profound socio-political changes underway in Korea. Since 1980, the country has transformed from an insular, authoritarian culture into a democratic and ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $32.36! \| first editions
6	Armed Forces: Masculinity and Sexuality in the American War Film more books like this by Robert Eberwein add to wishlist In war films, the portrayal of deep friendships between men is commonplace. Given the sexually anxious nature of the American imagination, such bonds are often interpreted as carrying a homoerotic subtext. In "Armed Forces", Robert Eberwein argues that an expanded conception of masculinity and sexuality is necessary in order to understand more ... see all copies from $16.10! new only from $25.42! \| SVS
7	Unless the Threat of Death Is Behind Them: Hard-Boiled Fiction and Film Noir more books like this by Professor John T Irwin add to wishlist Early in the twentieth century a new character type emerged in the crime novels of American writers such as Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler: the "hard-boiled" detective, most famously exemplified by Sam Spade in "The Maltese Falcon". Unlike the analytical detectives of nineteenth-century fiction, such as Edgar Allan Poe's detective Dupin, ... see all copies from $14.92! new only from $14.92! \| first editions
8	Skyscraper Cinema: Architecture and Gender in American Film more books like this by Merrill Schleier add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! new only from $28.50! \| SVS
9	Masculinities in Polish, Czech and Slovak Cinema: Black Peters and Men of Marble more books like this by Ewa Mazierska add to wishlist The object of this book is to discuss the main types of men populating Polish, Czech and Slovak films: that of soldier, father, heterosexual and homosexual lover, against a rich political, social and cultural background. see all copies from $39.05! new only from $72.78!
10	Beyond the Latin Lover: Marcello Mastroianni, Masculinity, and Italian Cinema more books like this by Jacqueline Reich add to wishlist Marcello Mastroianni is considered by many to be the epitome of the Latin lover, the consummate symbol of Italian masculinity. In "Beyond the Latin Lover", Jacqueline Reich unmasks the reality behind the myth. In her investigation of many of Mastroianni's most famous characters in Italian cinema, she reveals that beneath the image of hyper ... see all copies from $2.56! new only from $27.43! \| first editions
11 view cover	Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem more books like this by Chris Perriam add to wishlist Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema focuses on the careers of ten Spanish film actors, including Antonio Banderas, Javier Bardem, and Eduardo Noriega. Chris Perriam traces their development as stars in the Spanish context and builds on recent, exciting work on Spanish film and culture by combining close study of performance in specific ... see all copies from $23.97! new only from $116.74!
12 view cover	Straight: Constructions of Heterosexuality in the Cinema more books like this by Wheeler W Dixon add to wishlist Practically all mainstream cinema is "straight, " and has been since its inception. In Straight, Wheeler Winston Dixon explores how heterosexual performativity has been constructed in film, from early cinema to the present day. In addition to discussing how cinematic visions of masculine and feminine desire have been commodified and sold to rein ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $20.95!
13 view cover	Detecting Men: Masculinity and the Hollywood Detective Film more books like this by Philippa Gates add to wishlist Looks at how detective films have shaped our ideas about masculinity, heroism, law and order, and national identity. see all copies from $27.95! new only from $27.95! \| SVS
14 view cover	Hollywood Genres and Post-War America: Masculinity, Family and Nation in Popular Movies and Film Noir more books like this by Mike Chopra-Gant add to wishlist This is a clear and engrossing account of how popular films in America just after the close of the Second World War played out America's mood at that crucial time. It is also a revisionist challenge to received scholarly understanding of this mood, which has tended to be seen as characterized by an abiding pessimism most clearly manifested in the ... see all copies from $23.50! new only from $70.11!
15 view cover	Cinemachismo: Masculinities and Sexuality in Mexican Film more books like this by Sergio De La Mora add to wishlist After the modern Mexican state came into being following the Revolution of 1910, hyper-masculine machismo came to be a defining characteristic of 'mexicanidad,' or Mexican national identity. Virile men (pelados and charros), virtuous prostitutes as mother figures, and minstrel-like gay men were held out as desired and/or abject models not only in ... see all copies from $19.76! new only from $28.49! \| first editions
16 view cover	Masculinity in the Interracial Buddy Film more books like this by Melvin Donalson add to wishlist Feature films function as a keeper of America's collective conscience - a repository of fears, guilt, and hopes. "Buddy films" about men of different races depict a world where a peaceful balance is possible and conflicts can be resolved. Since the 1930s these films have presented various forms of masculinity, reflecting dominant mainstream social ... see all copies from $26.95! new only from $52.87!
17 view cover	Masculinity, Psychoanalysis, Straight Queer Theory: Essays on Abjection in Literature, Mass Culture, and Film more books like this by Calvin Thomas add to wishlist Using Lacanian psychoanalysis and queer theory, this book examines the ways straight men are queered and abjected in literature, theory and film.It is multidisciplinary. It will appeal to scholars of gender studies, sexuality studies, queer theory and literary theory.Using Lacanian psychoanalysis and queer theory to explore the unstable ... see all copies from $64.89! new only from $77.83!
18 view cover	New Soviet Man: Gender and Masculinity in Stalinist Soviet Cinema more books like this by John Haynes add to wishlist Cinema has long been recognized as the privileged bridge between Soviet ideologues and their mass public. Recent feminist-oriented work has drawn out the symbolic role of women in Soviet culture, but, not surprisingly, men too were expected to play their part. This is a study of masculinity in Stalinist Soviet cinema. A detailed analysis of ... see all copies from $41.72! new only from $42.03! \| SVS
19 view cover	Boys, Boyz, Bois: An Ethics of Black Masculinity in Film and Popular Media more books like this by Keith M Harris add to wishlist Examining texts ranging from "Blaxploitation" to "New Black Cinema", and contemporary music video to autobiography and the public image of Sidney Poitier, "Boys, Boyz, Boies" studies the questions of ethics, gender and race in popular American images, national discourse and cultural production by and about black men. Distinctive in his analysis of ... see all copies from $49.94! new only from $49.94!
20 view cover	Extra-Ordinary Men: White Heterosexual Masculinity in Contemporary Popular Cinema more books like this by Nicola Rehling add to wishlist 80.00 see all copies from $87.62! new only from $87.62! \| SVS
21 view cover	Action Figures: Men, Action Films, and Contemporary Adventure Narratives more books like this by Mark Gallagher add to wishlist This book uses feminist and cultural-studies analysis to understand the global resonance of contemporary action cinema and its counterparts in popular literature. see all copies from $72.22! new only from $72.22! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Remasculinization-CL more books like this by Kyung Hyun Kim, Kyung Hyunkim, Rey Chow (Editor) add to wishlist In one of the first English-language studies of Korean cinema to date, Kyung Hyun Kim shows how the New Korean Cinema of the past two decades has used the trope of masculinity to mirror the profound socio-political changes underway in Korea. Since 1980, the country has transformed from an insular, authoritarian culture into a democratic and ... see all copies from $39.01! new only from $39.95!
23 view cover	Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen: Essays on Media Images of Masculinity more books like this by Elwood Watson (Editor) add to wishlist With essays ranging in topic from the films of Neil La Bute to the sexual politics of Major League Baseball, this diverse collection of essays examines the multi-faceted media images of contemporary masculinity from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines. The book's first half focuses on the issue of racialized masculinity and its ... see all copies from $52.33! new only from $52.33! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Representation of Masculinity in British Cinema of the 1960s: Lawrence of Arabia, the Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, and the Hill more books like this by E Anna Claydon add to wishlist In the 1960s, British cinema began re-thinking the "masculinist" ideology and tried to portray a new type of "decentered man." To illustrate this theory, the author analyzes several key films of this period, including "Lawrence of Arabia", "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner", and "The Hill". see all copies from $175.00! new only from $175.00!
25 view cover	Hard Hats, Rednecks, and Macho Men Class in 1970s American Cinema more books like this by Derek Nystrom add to wishlist Everywhere you look in 1970s American cinema, you find white working-class men. They bring a violent conclusion to Easy Rider, murdering the film's representatives of countercultural alienation and disaffection. They lurk in the Georgia woods of Deliverance, attacking outsiders in a manner that evokes the South's recent history of racial violence ... see all copies from $14.65! new only from $17.82!

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