Synopses & Reviews
Taking its cue from the greater visibility of men's studies in the last decade, this comprehensive volume focuses on the various ways that mass media do not so much "reflect" masculinity in society as "teach" it by creating or reinforcing its own idealized images. Encompassing a wide-spectrum of research particularly from the last twenty years, this book shows the range of masculine identities. While these publications normally deal with one specific medium, the present study considers four distinct mediums of mass media: movies, television, advertising, and sports coverage. Kenneth MacKinnon is Emeritus Professor of Film Studies at London Metropolitan University.
Taking its cue from the greater visibility of men's studies in the last decade, this comprehensive volume focuses on the various ways that mass media do not so much reflect masculinity in society as teach it by creating or reinforcing its own idealized images. Encompassing a wide-spectrum of research particularly from the last twenty years, Representing Men shows the range of masculine identities. While these publications normally deal with one specific medium, the present study considers four distinct mediums of mass media: movies, television, advertising, and sports coverage.
Taking its cue from the greater visibility of men's studies in the last decade, this comprehensive volume focuses on the various ways that mass media do not so much reflect masculinity in society as teach it by creating or reinforcing its own idealized images. Encompassing a wide-spectrum of research particularly from the last twenty years, Representing Men shows the range of masculine identities. While these publications normally deal with one specific medium, the present study considers four distinct mediums of mass media: movies, television, advertising, and sports coverage.
Synopsis
Taking its cue from the greater visibility of men's studies in the last decade, this comprehensive volume focuses on the various ways that mass media do not so much "reflect" masculinity in society as "teach" it by creating or reinforcing its own idealized images. Encompassing a wide-spectrum of research particularly from the last twenty years, this book shows the range of masculine identities. While these publications normally deal with one specific medium, the present study considers four distinct mediums of mass media: movies, television, advertising, and sports coverage.
Synopsis
This volume takes its cue from the greater visibility of men's studies in the 1990s. It interests itself in the way that mass media do not so much reflect masculinity in society as teach it, by creating or reinforcing its images. The ideas of many books and articles of particularly the last two decades are synthesized to show the range of masculinities. While these publications normally deal with one specific medium apiece, the present study considers four distinct, if related, media: movies, television, advertising, and sports coverage (especially on television and in newspapers).
Synopsis
Taking its cue from the greater visibility of men's studies in the last decade, this comprehensive volume focuses on the various ways that mass media do not so much "reflect" masculinity in society as "teach" it by creating or reinforcing its own idealized images. Encompassing a wide-spectrum of research particularly from the last twenty years, this book shows the range of masculine identities. While these publications normally deal with one specific medium, the present study considers four distinct mediums of mass media: movies, television, advertising, and sports coverage.
About the Author
Kenneth MacKinnon is Emeritus Professor of Film Studies at London Metropolitan University.
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