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University Press Of Mississippi - Toxic Masculinity Mapping The Monstrous In Our Heroes - Hardcover
University Press Of Mississippi - Toxic Masculinity Mapping The Monstrous In Our Heroes - Hardcover
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Description: Contributions by Daniel J. Connell Esther De Dauw Craig Haslop Drew Murphy Richard Reynolds Janne Salminen Karen Sugrue and James C. Taylor The superhero permeates popular culture from comic books to film and television to internet memes merchandise and street art. Toxic Masculinity: Mapping the Monstrous in Our Heroes asks what kind of men these heroes are and if they are worthy of the unbalanced amount of attention. Contributors to the volume investigate how the (super)hero in popular culture conveys messages about heroism and masculinity considering the social implications of this narrative within a cultural (re)production of dominant hegemonic values and the possibility of subaltern ideas norms and values to be imagined within that (re)production. Divided into three sections the volume takes an interdisciplinary approach positioning the impact of hypermasculinity on toxic masculinity and the vilification of "other" identities through such mediums as film TV and print comic book literature. The first part " Understanding Super Men " analyzes hegemonic masculinity and the spectrum of hypermasculinity through comics television and film while the second part " The Monstrous Other " focuses on queer identity and femininity in these same mediums. The final section " Strategies of Resistance " offers criticism and solutions to the existing lack of diversity through targeted studies on the performance of gender. Ultimately the volume identifies the ways in which superhero narratives have promulgated and glorified toxic masculinity and offers alternative strategies to consider how characters can resist the hegemonic model and productively demonstrate new masculinities.
Title: Toxic Masculinity Mapping The Monstrous In Our Heroes
Brand: University Press Of Mississippi
Barcode: 9781496828934
Pages: 194 Pages, 19 Black & White Illustrations
Publication Date: 8/25/2020
Category: Gender Studies: Men
Description: Contributions by Daniel J. Connell Esther De Dauw Craig Haslop Drew Murphy Richard Reynolds Janne Salminen Karen Sugrue and James C. Taylor The superhero permeates popular culture from comic books to film and television to internet memes merchandise and street art. Toxic Masculinity: Mapping the Monstrous in Our Heroes asks what kind of men these heroes are and if they are worthy of the unbalanced amount of attention. Contributors to the volume investigate how the (super)hero in popular culture conveys messages about heroism and masculinity considering the social implications of this narrative within a cultural (re)production of dominant hegemonic values and the possibility of subaltern ideas norms and values to be imagined within that (re)production. Divided into three sections the volume takes an interdisciplinary approach positioning the impact of hypermasculinity on toxic masculinity and the vilification of "other" identities through such mediums as film TV and print comic book literature. The first part " Understanding Super Men " analyzes hegemonic masculinity and the spectrum of hypermasculinity through comics television and film while the second part " The Monstrous Other " focuses on queer identity and femininity in these same mediums. The final section " Strategies of Resistance " offers criticism and solutions to the existing lack of diversity through targeted studies on the performance of gender. Ultimately the volume identifies the ways in which superhero narratives have promulgated and glorified toxic masculinity and offers alternative strategies to consider how characters can resist the hegemonic model and productively demonstrate new masculinities.
Title: Toxic Masculinity Mapping The Monstrous In Our Heroes
Brand: University Press Of Mississippi
Barcode: 9781496828934
Pages: 194 Pages, 19 Black & White Illustrations
Publication Date: 8/25/2020
Category: Gender Studies: Men
