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Men with stakes : masculinity and the gothic in US television

Title
  1. Men with stakes : masculinity and the gothic in US television / Julia M. Wright.
Published by
  1. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Author
  1. Wright, Julia M.

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Description
  1. viii, 186 pages; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "Men with stakes builds on recent discussions of television Gothic by examining the ways in which the Gothic mode is deployed specifically to call into question televisual realism and, with it, conventional depictions of masculinity. Released from the mandate of realism to describe the world as it is supposed to be, television Gothic calls attention to the constructedness of gender - and therefore to the possibility of re-imagining men's agency, authority and the legitimated forms of knowledge with which men are traditionally associated (science in particular). In this context, after an overview of Gothic television's larger history, this study discusses in some depth seven series from the last two decades: American Gothic, Millennium, Angel, Carnivàle, Point Pleasant, Supernatural and American Horror Story"--Publisher's website.
Alternative title
  1. Masculinity and the gothic in US television
Subject
  1. Masculinity on television
  2. Masculinity in popular culture > United States
  3. Horror television programs > United States > History and criticism
  4. Horror television programs > Social aspects > United States
Contents
  1. Bedeviling paternal discipline: fathers from American Gothic to Point Pleasant -- Looking for daddy: Carnivàle, Supernatural, and Millennium -- Latchkey hero: the horrors of class in Eric Kripke's Supernatural -- Gothic foundations: "The Pest House," "Hell House," and "The Murder House" -- Conclusion: gothic conspiracy and the eyes of Lara Means.
Call number
  1. MWGT 16-217
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-181) and index.
Author
  1. Wright, Julia M., author.
Title
  1. Men with stakes : masculinity and the gothic in US television / Julia M. Wright.
Publisher
  1. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-181) and index.
ISBN
  1. 9780719097706 (hardback)
  2. 0719097703 (hardback)
Research call number
  1. MWGT 16-217
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