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Straight: Constructions of Heterosexuality in the Cinema (SUNY Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video)

Wheeler Winston Dixon

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Description:Practically all mainstream cinema is "straight, " and has been since its inception. In Straight, Wheeler Winston Dixon explores how heterosexual performativity has been constructed in film, from early cinema to the present day. In addition to discussing how cinematic visions of masculine and feminine desire have been commodified and sold to rein-force existing societal constructs, Dixon also documents the recent emergence of "hypermasculinity, " a kinetic and exaggerated masculinity that has been created to counter the more gentle, thoughtful male portrayed in While You Were Sleeping, Sleepless in Seattle, and other films that seemingly threaten the established order of partriarchal cinematic discourse.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Straight: Constructions of Heterosexuality in the Cinema (SUNY Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video). To get started finding Straight: Constructions of Heterosexuality in the Cinema (SUNY Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Practically all mainstream cinema is "straight, " and has been since its inception. In Straight, Wheeler Winston Dixon explores how heterosexual performativity has been constructed in film, from early cinema to the present day. In addition to discussing how cinematic visions of masculine and feminine desire have been commodified and sold to rein-force existing societal constructs, Dixon also documents the recent emergence of "hypermasculinity, " a kinetic and exaggerated masculinity that has been created to counter the more gentle, thoughtful male portrayed in While You Were Sleeping, Sleepless in Seattle, and other films that seemingly threaten the established order of partriarchal cinematic discourse.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Straight: Constructions of Heterosexuality in the Cinema (SUNY Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video). To get started finding Straight: Constructions of Heterosexuality in the Cinema (SUNY Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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