He was some kind of a man : masculinities in the B western / Roderick McGillis.
"He Was Some Kind of a Man: Masculinities in the B Western explores the construction and representation of masculinity in low-budget western movies made from the 1930s to the early 1950s. These films contained some of the mid-twentieth-century's most familiar names, especially for youngste...
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| Other title: | Masculinities in the B western. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Waterloo, ON :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
©2009.
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| Series: | Film + media studies.
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| Summary: | "He Was Some Kind of a Man: Masculinities in the B Western explores the construction and representation of masculinity in low-budget western movies made from the 1930s to the early 1950s. These films contained some of the mid-twentieth-century's most familiar names, especially for youngsters: cowboys such as Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, and Red Ryder. The first serious study of a body of films that was central to the youth of two generations, He Was Some Kind of a Man combines the author's childhood fascination with this genre with an interdisciplinary scholarly exploration of the films influence on modern views of masculinity." "McGillis argues that the masculinity offered by these films is less one-dimensional than it is plural, perhaps contrary to expectations. Their deeply conservative values are edged with transgressive desire, and they construct a male figure who does not fit into binary categories, such as insider/outsider or masculine/feminine."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmography. |
| ISBN: | 9781554580590 1554580595 |