Armed forces: masculinity and sexuality in the American war film
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1. Verfasser: Eberwein, Robert T. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press ©2007
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index
In war films, the portrayal of deep friendships between men is commonplace. Given the sexually anxious nature of the American imagination, such bonds are often interpreted as carrying a homoerotic subtext. In Armed Forces, Robert Eberwein argues that an expanded conception of masculinity and sexuality is necessary in order to understand more fully the intricacy of these intense and emotional human relationships. Drawing on a range of examples from silent films such as What Price Glory and Wings to sound era works like The Deer Hunter, Platoon, Three Kings, and Pearl Harbor, he shows how close
Acknowledgments -- - Introduction : Definitions -- - 1 - Paradigms in the silent era -- - 2 - Beyond triangles -- - 3 - Disavowing threats -- - 4 - Wounds -- - 5 - Drag -- - 6 - "Don't ask, don't tell" -- - 7 - Bodies, weapons -- - 8 - Fathers and sons -- - Conclusion : buddies, then and now -- - Notes -- - Selected bibliography -- - Index
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ISBN:0813540801
0813541506
1281151386
9780813540801
9780813541501
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