{"product_id":"performing-american-masculinities-the-21st-century-man-in-popular-culture-9780253222701","title":"Performing American Masculinities: The 21st-Century Man in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection highlights the fluidity of masculinity in American popular culture at the turn of the new millennium and beyond by examining possibilities for male identity formation. Each chapter mines American popular culture--theatre, film, literature, music, advertising, internet content, television, photography, and current events--to pose questions about the process of gender creation and the contestation of masculinities as constantly changing political forms. The first section explores masculinities within late capitalism and includes studies of \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQueer Eye for the Straight Guy, \u003c\/i\u003eand reality television\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e The second section addresses identity when masculinity intersects with race, religion, disability, and sexuality, including chapters on Barack Obama, the O.J. trial, and popular movies\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elwood Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253222701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElwood Watson is Professor of History, African American Studies, and Gender Studies at East Tennessee State University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eOutsiders Within: Black Women in the Legal Academy after Brown v. Board.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarc E. Shaw is Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Hartwick College. His recent publications include contributions to the book \u003ci\u003eTwilight and Philosophy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40042138730611,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e3d4f319-efc8-438a-afca-206b6059848f.jpg?v=1651014552","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/performing-american-masculinities-the-21st-century-man-in-popular-culture-9780253222701","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}