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Cable Guys - Television and Masculinities in the 21st Century (Paperback)
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Cable Guys - Television and Masculinities in the 21st Century (Paperback)
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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. From the meth-dealing but devoted
family man Walter White of AMC's Breaking Bad, to the part-time
basketball coach, part-time gigolo Ray Drecker of HBO's Hung,
depictions of male characters perplexed by societal expectations of
men and anxious about changing American masculinity have become
standard across the television landscape. Engaging with a wide
variety of shows, including The League, Dexter, and Nip/Tuck, among
many others, Amanda D. 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 more traditional constructions of masculine identity
that emphasize men's role as providers. 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. Cable Guys provides a much needed look into the
under-considered subject of how constructions of masculinity
continue to evolve on television.
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