What a Man's Gotta Do

What is masculinity? Drawing on psychoanalysis and an understanding of ideology, Easthope shows how the masculine myth forces men to try to be masculine and only masculine, denying their feminine side. In an original contribution to the understanding of gender, he analyzes masculinity as it is represented in a wide range of mass media --films, television, newspapers, pop music, and pop novels. Why are two men in a John Wayne western more concerned with each other than with the women in their lives? Is aggressive male banter a sign that men hate or love each other? Why does a jealous man always have to see his rival? Written in lively, witty, and accessible style, What a Man's Gotta Do is certain to become controversial but essential reading.

Informationen zum Autor Authored by Easthope, Anthony Klappentext What is masculinity? Drawing on psychoanalysis and an understanding of ideology, Easthope shows how the masculine myth forces men to try to be masculine and only masculine, denying their feminine side. In an original contribution to the understanding of gender, he analyzes masculinity as it is represented in a wide range of mass media --films, television, newspapers, pop music, and pop novels. Why are two men in a John Wayne western more concerned with each other than with the women in their lives? Is aggressive male banter a sign that men hate or love each other? Why does a jealous man always have to see his rival? Written in lively, witty, and accessible style, What a Man's Gotta Do is certain to become controversial but essential reading. Zusammenfassung What is masculinity? How do ideas about it effect our readings of films, television, newspapers, pop music and pulp novels? In this lively and accessible text, Anthony Easthope unpicks the myth of masculinity in popular culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part 1 Basic Masculinity; Chapter 1 The Mysterious Phallus; Chapter 2 Fathers and Sons; Chapter 3 Boys Will Be Boys; Part 2 The Masculine Ego; Chapter 4 The Castle of the Self; Chapter 5 Man and Nature; Chapter 6 The Male Body; Chapter 7 Man and Nation; Part 3 Masculinity in Action; Chapter 8 Men at War; Chapter 9 Play the Game; Chapter 10 The Magic Keg of Beer; Chapter 11 Masculine Style (1): Clarity; Chapter 12 Masculine Style (2): Banter; Chapter 13 Masculine Style (3): Obscenity; Part 4 The Same Sex; Chapter 14 Masculine or Homosexual; Part 5 Masculine/Feminine; Chapter 15 Exchanging Women (1): Marriage; Chapter 16 Exchanging Women (2): Jokes; Chapter 17 The Madonna and the Whore; Chapter 18 The Idea of the Woman; Chapter 19 Being in Love; Chapter 20 Fame, Wealth, and the Love of Women; Chapter 21 Jealousy; Chapter 22 Good Object/Bad Object; Chapter 23 The Masculine Myth;...

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Authored by Easthope, Anthony

Zusammenfassung
What is masculinity? How do ideas about it effect our readings of films, television, newspapers, pop music and pulp novels? In this lively and accessible text, Anthony Easthope unpicks the myth of masculinity in popular culture.

Inhalt
Introduction; Part 1 Basic Masculinity; Chapter 1 The Mysterious Phallus; Chapter 2 Fathers and Sons; Chapter 3 Boys Will Be Boys; Part 2 The Masculine Ego; Chapter 4 The Castle of the Self; Chapter 5 Man and Nature; Chapter 6 The Male Body; Chapter 7 Man and Nation; Part 3 Masculinity in Action; Chapter 8 Men at War; Chapter 9 Play the Game; Chapter 10 The Magic Keg of Beer; Chapter 11 Masculine Style (1): Clarity; Chapter 12 Masculine Style (2): Banter; Chapter 13 Masculine Style (3): Obscenity; Part 4 The Same Sex; Chapter 14 Masculine or Homosexual; Part 5 Masculine/Feminine; Chapter 15 Exchanging Women (1): Marriage; Chapter 16 Exchanging Women (2): Jokes; Chapter 17 The Madonna and the Whore; Chapter 18 The Idea of the Woman; Chapter 19 Being in Love; Chapter 20 Fame, Wealth, and the Love of Women; Chapter 21 Jealousy; Chapter 22 Good Object/Bad Object; Chapter 23 The Masculine Myth;