Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen: Essays on Media Images of Masculinity

by Elwood Watson

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786443057
• ISBN13: 9780786443055
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher