gender, genre, and politics
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Kord, Susanne
- Creator
- Krimmer, Elisabeth
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- VS 54 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- films, mannelijkheid, vrouwbeelden, Verenigde Staten, 1990-1999, 2000-2009, 20e eeuw, 21e eeuw
- Description
- Description of the changing concepts of masculinity in popular Hollywood blockbusters from 1992 to 2008 within the context of political events, social developments, and popular American myths. The authors describe the most common male types: cops, killers, fathers, cowboys, superheroes, spies, soldiers, rogues, lovers and losers. Their analysis includes over sixty films, such as The Matrix, Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings, Wedding Crashers, Mr. & Ms. Smith, War of the Worlds and The 40-Year Old Virgin.