Masculinity and Film Performance: Male Angst in Contemporary American Cinema

Peberdy, D.

A lively and engaging study of on-screen and off-screen performances of masculinity, focusing on well-known male actors in American film and popular culture in the 1990s and 2000s. Peberdy examines specific social, cultural, historical and political contexts that have affected age, race, sexuality and fatherhood on screen.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-07-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230283787

DOI: 10.1057/9780230308701

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 219