Cable Guys: Television and Masculinities in the Twenty-First Century

by Amanda D. Lotz

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479800481
• ISBN13: 9781479800483
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"