Gender in Post-9/11 American Apocalyptic TV
Representations of Masculinity and Femininity at the End of the World
Seiten
2019
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-5013-3108-4 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-5013-3108-4 (ISBN)
In the years following 9/11, American TV developed a preoccupation with apocalypse. Science fiction and fantasy shows ranging from Firefly to Heroes, from the rebooted Battlestar Galactica to Lost, envisaged scenarios in which world-changing disasters were either threatened or actually took place. During the same period numerous commentators observed that the American media’s representation of gender had undergone a marked regression, possibly, it was suggested, as a consequence of the 9/11 attacks and the feelings of weakness and insecurity they engendered in the nation’s men.
Eve Bennett investigates whether the same impulse to return to traditional images of masculinity and femininity can be found in the contemporary cycle of apocalyptic series, programmes which, like 9/11 itself, present plenty of opportunity for narratives of damsels-in-distress and heroic male rescuers. However, as this book shows, whether such narratives play out in the expected manner is another matter.
Eve Bennett investigates whether the same impulse to return to traditional images of masculinity and femininity can be found in the contemporary cycle of apocalyptic series, programmes which, like 9/11 itself, present plenty of opportunity for narratives of damsels-in-distress and heroic male rescuers. However, as this book shows, whether such narratives play out in the expected manner is another matter.
Eve Bennett is a is a lecturer in media and cultural studies at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3, France.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Heroic Masculinity and Its Pitfalls
Chapter Two: The Prince Hal Narrative
Chapter Three: Patriarchal Conspiracies and Female Victims
Chapter Four: Twenty-First-Century Female Weapons
Conclusion
List of References
Filmography
Teleography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.01.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 28 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 481 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5013-3108-6 / 1501331086 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5013-3108-4 / 9781501331084 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
