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Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen: Essays on Media Images of Masculinity

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Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen: Essays on Media Images of Masculinity
Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen: Essays on Media Images of Masculinity

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Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen: Essays on Media Images of Masculinity

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With essays ranging in topic from the films of Neil LaBute to the sexual politics of Major League Baseball, this diverse collection of essays examines the multi-faceted media images of contemporary masculinity from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines. The book's first half focuses on the issue of racialized masculinity and its various manifestations, with essays covering, among other topics, the re-imagining of Asian American masculinity in Justin Lin's and the ever-present image of black male buffoonery in the neo-minstrel performances of VH1's . The book's second half explores the issue of contemporary mediated performance and the cultural politics of masculinity, with essays focusing on popular media representations of men in a variety of gendered roles, from homemakers and househusbands to valorous war heroes and athletic demigods.

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