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Screening Images of American Masculinity in the Age of Postfeminism by [Elizabeth Abele, John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco , Katie Barnett, Laura Beadling, Brenda Boudreau, Keith Friedlander, Dustin Gann, Mary T. Hartson, Michael Litwack, Derek McGrath, Maureen McKnight, Pamela Hill Nettleton]

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This collection of essays presents a sampling of film and television texts, interrogating images of U.S. masculinity. Rather than using “postfeminist” as a definition of contemporary feminism, this collection uses the term to designate the period from the late 1980s on—as a point when feminist thought gradually became more mainstream. The movies and TV series examined here have achieved a level of sustained attention, from critical acclaim, to mass appeal, to cult status. Instead of beginning with a set hypothesis on the effect of the feminist movement on images of masculinity on film and television, these chapters represent a range of responses, that demonstrate how the conversations within these texts about American masculinity are often open-ended, allowing both male characters and male viewers a wider range of options.
Defining the relationship between U.S. masculinity and American feminist movements of the twentieth century is a complex undertaking. The essays collected for this volume engage prominent film and television texts that directly interrogate images of U.S. masculinity that have appeared since second-wave feminism. The contributors have chosen textual examples whose protagonists actively struggle with the conflicting messages about masculinity. These protagonists are more often works-in-progress, acknowledging the limits of their negotiations and self-actualization. These chapters also cover a wide range of genres and decades: from action and fantasy to dramas and romantic comedy, from the late 1970s to today.
Taken together, the chapters of Screening Images of American Masculinity in the AgeofPostfeminism interrogate “the possible” screened in popular movies and television series, confronting the multiple and competing visions of masculinity not after or beyond feminism but, rather, in its very wake.

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The blurring of the line between television and motion pictures is one of the paradigmatic shifts in popular culture in the 21st century. Viewers use numerous devices to access programming and often care little about the origins of the material. This reality serves Screening Images of American Masculinity in the Age of Postfeminism well, as Abele (English, SUNY Nassau Community College) and Gronbeck-Tedesco (American studies, Rampapo College of New Jersey) demonstrate how postfeminism, along with queer studies and masculinity studies, have used popular culture to critique media and society. The 12 essays…in this volume treat Robin Williams and Will Smith, the Bourne films, The Avengers, The Wrestler, and Kick-Ass and the television shows Firefly, Fraiser, Nip/Tuck, Boston Legal, Mad Men, Dexter, Miami Vice, and Breaking Bad. Perhaps due to television’s extended period of character development, the essays on that medium are particularly strong in illustrating the complicated constructs of masculinity in contemporary US culture. The editors provide an adequate discussion of the theoretical messiness of the term “postfeminism.” These essays allow the reader to grasp how 21^st-century depictions of masculinity can be both misogynistic and protofeminist, heteronormative and bro-romantic, reactionary and sensitive—often at the same time. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. ― Choice

All in all, the essays in this volume are thoughtful, interesting, and enjoyable to read. This volume. . . makes a worthwhile contribution to that conversation. ― Canadian Woman Studies --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Elizabeth Abele is associate professor of English at SUNY Nassau Community College.

John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco is assistant professor and convener of American Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017SKI740
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lexington Books (December 3, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 3, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2827 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 235 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1498525822

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John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco is Associate Professor of American Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey. His writing has appeared in Slate, TheHill.com, Washington Post, and TalkingPointsMemo.com. He is author of the book, Cuba, the United States, and Cultures of the Transnational Left, 1930-1975 (Cambridge University Press, 2015), co-editor of Screening Images of American Masculinity in the Age of Postfeminism (Lexington Books, 2015), and Operation Pedro Pan: The Migration of Unaccompanied Children from Castro's Cuba (Potomac Books).

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