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"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 American masculinity have become standard across the television landscape. Engaging with a wide variety of shows, including The League, Dexter, and Nip/Tuck, among many others, Amanda D. Lotz identifies the gradual incorporation of second-wave feminism into prevailing gender norms as the catalyst for the contested masculinities on…
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2 editions- Other · English · 2014New York University Press · 241 pages · 9781479800742
- Other · English · 2014New York University Press · 251 pages · 9781479800124
Television broadcastingMasculinity on televisionMen on televisionCable televisionTelevision broadcasting, united statesSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media StudiesSOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies