Blood, guns, and testosterone, action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence, Barna William Donovan
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Blood, guns, and testosterone, action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence, Barna William Donovan
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Blood, guns, and testosterone
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bibliography
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Barna William Donovan
Sub title
action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence
Table Of 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
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