Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films

Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 406
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ISBN-10 : 9781137359827
ISBN-13 : 113735982X
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Download or read book Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Films written by K. Combe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In film, Men are good and Monsters are bad. In this book, Combe and Boyle consider the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body and regard gendered behavior as a matter of performativity. Taken together, these two identity positions, manliness and monsterliness, offer a window into the workings of current American society.


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