Where the Boys Are: Cinemas of Masculinity and Youth

Book Overview

The development of young masculine sexuality is still a cultural taboo of sorts, and until now there has been little scholarship available that discusses aspects of boyhood and its relation to cinema--in particular, the process whereby masculinities are socially, historically, economically, aesthetically, and psychologically created in male coming-of-age as depicted onscreen. Where the Boys Are: Cinemas of Masculinity and Youth scrutinizes a broad...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814331157
• ISBN13: 9780814331156
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 421 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.0"