Blood, guns, and testosterone action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / Barna William Donovan.

Author/creator Donovan, Barna William, 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Scarecrow Press,
Description1 online resource (xx, 259 p.)
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Contents Introduction: Violence and much more -- The controversies, the crisis, and the films. The history of a modern crisis -- The audience matters -- The modern American action film -- The audience. The need for speed : the appeal of fast-paced story telling -- Mirror image : finding a personal, social, and moral identity in the action film -- Man talk : managing the modern male identity (crisis) in the genre -- The opposition : men with a challenge--managing a well-deserved "crisis" -- What women want : women talk about modern masculinity in the action film -- Bloody fun : the appeal of watching violence -- Conclusions: I'll be back? The future of action and masculinity in popular culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Blood, guns, and testosterone Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010. 9780810872622 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021679345
ISBN9780810872639 ebook

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