Kirk Combe and Brenda Boyle, Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Film
Kirk Combe and Brenda Boyle’s recent book Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Film is part of the Palgrave series of books “Global Masculinities.” The book presents a socio-political analysis of monstrosity in contemporary blockbuster filmmaking, especially in relation to masculin...
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European journal of American studies
2022
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| Résumé: | Kirk Combe and Brenda Boyle’s recent book Masculinity and Monstrosity in Contemporary Hollywood Film is part of the Palgrave series of books “Global Masculinities.” The book presents a socio-political analysis of monstrosity in contemporary blockbuster filmmaking, especially in relation to masculinity and gender performance. From the onset of the book two ideas frame their discussion. First, who is the hero and who the monster in these narratives is often surprisingly complex. Their natures ... |
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