Cable Guys: Television and Masculinities in the 21st Century
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1479800481 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 251 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lotz is Professor in the Departments of Communication Studies and Screen Arts and Cultures at the University of Michigan. . Amanda D. She is the author of The Television Will Be Revolutionized, Cable Guys: Television and Masculinities in the 21st Century (NYU Press), and Redesigning Women: Television After the Network Era, co-author of Understanding Med
She explores the dynamics of close male friendships both in groups, as in Entourage and Men of a Certain Age, wherein characters test the boundaries between the homosocial and homosexual in their relationships with each other, and in the dyadic intimacy depicted in Boston Legal and Scrubs. Lotz identifies the gradual incorporation of second-wave feminism into prevailing gender norms as the catalyst for the contested masculinities on display in contemporary cable dramas.Examining the emergence of “male-centered serials” such as The Shield, Rescue Me, and Sons of Anarchy and the challenges these characters face in negotiating modern masculinities, Lotz analyzes how these shows combine feminist approaches to fatherhood and marriage with mor
Insightful Analysis Lotz offers an in depth analysis of the media and its effects on modern day concepts and understandings of masculinity. I would recommend this book to anyone who is studying or curious about gender and media, specific to men. I was assigned this book as part of a third level college course that helped open up discussions. Its also an easy read.
of Michigan; Redesigning Women: Television After the Network Era) here explores how cable television is dramatizing contemporary American male masculinity. Her writing oozes confidence, knowledge, and reflection for her themes and televised tales."-PopMatters“Cable Guys is a remarkable book that will transform the way we think about both television and constructions of masculinity. Covering a wide range of programs, from cable to broadcast television, Amanda Lotz offers us an indispensable resource for the fields of media studies, television studies and gender studies.”-Sarah Banet-Weiser,author of Authentic™"Lotz (communication studies, Univ. "Amanda Lotz impressively maps out important features of television's representations of men and shifting masculinities in the 21st century. She concludes that the shows' characters all struggle to combine