Masculinity in British cinema, 1990-2010 / Sarah Godfrey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godfrey, Sarah, 1975- author.

Series:

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masculinity in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]

Summary:

From the new man to the metrosexual, British society from the 1990s to the 2000s was pre-occupied with questions about masculinity, and more specifically with the idea that it was somehow 'in crisis.' The first book-length study of British cinematic representations of masculinity in this period, this fascinating study offers a feminist analysis of key tropes in this era, including the New Lad, fatherhood and masculine violence. Positioning these representations within the specific context of British manifestations of postfeminism and neoliberalism, the book explores the shifting representations of masculinity in popular British cinema and offers a detailed analysis of important recent developments in gender culture.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgements

INTRODUCTION Masculinity in British Cinema, 1990–2010: Postfeminist Manifestations

CHAPTER 1 Changing Britain, Changing Men: From ‘New’ Man to the New Millennium

CHAPTER 2 Representations of Class, Crisis and White Masculinity in Postfeminist, Neoliberal Britain

CHAPTER 3 From Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels to The Football Factory: Lad Culture and its Legacy

CHAPTER 4 Social Exclusion, Poverty Culture and Marginalised Masculinities: Narratives of Youth and Race

CHAPTER 5 Framing Fatherhood: Class, Race and Discourses of Dysfunction and Redemption

CHAPTER 6 Violence and Victimhood: Representations of Excessive Masculinities

CONCLUSION Reflections on Representations of Masculinity in British Cinema, 1990–2010

Filmography

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 24, 2023).

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Godfrey, Sarah Masculinity in British Cinema, 1990-2010

ISBN:

1-3995-1328-1

1-4744-1415-X

OCLC:

1298393983