Male Myths and Icons: Masculinity in Popular Culture / Edition 1

by R. Horrocks

Overview

This book studies some important myths of masculinity in various popular genres, including the western, the horror film, rock music and pornography. The author argues that popular culture gives us highly complex and ambivalent images of men. The hero turns into the anti-hero; feminine and homoerotic material leak in; the male is often shown as the victim. Attention is also paid to important theoretical issues in gender studies and cultural studies, such as identification and the relation between subject and text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312126230
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/25/1995
Series:	Policy
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	203
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

ROGER HORROCKS

Editorial Reviews

A thought-provoking study of some of the important pop myths about masculinity including the horror film, the western, rock music, and pornography. The author makes use of a range of theoretical frameworks derived from feminism, anthropology, psychology, Marxism, and sociology, arguing that popular culture does not simply express male hegemony, but also reveals many images of male defeat, damage, and confusion. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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