Representing men : maleness and masculinity in the media / Kenneth MacKinnon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacKinnon, Kenneth, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masculinity.

Men in mass media.

Physical Description:

x, 134 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Arnold ; New York : Distributed by Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

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).

Contents:

Masculinity

Men's studies and the 'men's movement'

Representation and spectatorship

Masculinity in the movies

Masculinity on television

Masculinity in advertising

Masculinity in mediated sport.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0340808322

0340808330

OCLC:

52056651