Masculinity and film performance [electronic resource] : male angst in contemporary American cinema / Donna Peberdy.
Peberdy, Donna, 1981-
2011
PN1995.9.M34 P43 2011eb
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Title Masculinity and film performance [electronic resource] : male angst in contemporary American cinema / Donna Peberdy.
Author Peberdy, Donna, 1981-
ISBN 9780230308701 (electronic bk.)
9780230283787
Imprint New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 219 p.) : ill.
Call Number PN1995.9.M34 P43 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.43/6538
Summary Masculinity and Film Performance is a lively and engaging study of the complex relationship between masculinity and performance on and off screen, focusing on the performance of 'male angst' in American film and popular culture during the 1990s and 2000s. Building on theories of film acting, masculinity, performance, and cultural studies, this book establishes a framework for studying screen masculinity and provides close analysis of a range of performers and performance styles. It also examines the specific social, cultural, historical and political contexts that have shaped and affected the performance of masculinity on screen, such as the aging of the baby boom and the launch of Viagra onto the marketplace, the 'Iron John' and 'Wild Man' phenomenon, and the racially marked fatherhood crisis. Drawing from an array of illuminating film and actor case studies, including Bill Murray, Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, Will Smith, William H. Macy, Denzel Washington, Broken Flowers, Far From Heaven, Pleasantville, Magnolia, and Wonder Boys, Donna Peberdy offers a significant contribution to the emerging field of screen performance studies.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
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Introduction: Being a Man
PART I: PERFORMANCE AND PERFORMERS
Performance and Masculinity
Performing Angst
PART II: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
From Wimps to Wild Men: Bipolar Masculinity and the Paradoxical Performances of Tom Cruise
Performing Paternity: Clinton, Nostalgia and the Racial Politics of Fatherhood
Aging Men: Viagra, Retiring Boomers and Jack Nicholson
Conclusion: Returns, Renewals, Departures
Notes
Filmography
Bibliography
Index.

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