{"product_id":"pimps-wimps-studs-thugs-and-gentlemen-essays-on-media-images-of-masculinity-9780786443055","title":"Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen: Essays on Media Images of Masculinity","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elwood Watson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With essays ranging in topic from the films of Neil LaBute to the sexual politics of Major League Baseball, this diverse collection of essays examines the multi-faceted media images of contemporary masculinity from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines. The book's first half focuses on the issue of racialized masculinity and its various manifestations, with essays covering, among other topics, the re-imagining of Asian American masculinity in Justin Lin's \u003ci\u003eBetter Luck Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e and the ever-present image of black male buffoonery in the neo-minstrel performances of VH1's \u003ci\u003eFlavor of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. The book's second half explores the issue of contemporary mediated performance and the cultural politics of masculinity, with essays focusing on popular media representations of men in a variety of gendered roles, from homemakers and househusbands to valorous war heroes and athletic demigods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47609644449943,"sku":"9780786443055","price":2849.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786443055.webp?v=1775059459","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pimps-wimps-studs-thugs-and-gentlemen-essays-on-media-images-of-masculinity-9780786443055","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}