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9780786497218: Masculinity in Breaking Bad: Critical Perspectives
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0786497211 ISBN 13 : 9780786497218
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2015

Synopsis

Following on author Peter Rollins' motto "If it isn't popular, it isn't culture," this collection of new essays considers Vince Gilligan's award-winning television series Breaking Bad as a landmark of Western culture--comparable to the works of Shakespeare and Dickens in their time--that merits scholarly attention from those who would understand early the 21st century zeitgeist. The essayists explore the series as a critique of American concepts of masculinity, with Walter White discussed as a father archetype--provider, protector, author of a legacy--and as a Machiavellian warrior on the capitalist battleground. Other topics include the mutual exclusivity of intellect and masculinity in American culture, and the dramatic irony as White's rationales for his criminal life are gradually revealed as a lie. In "round table" chapters, contributors discuss the show's reception, fans who root for "Team Walt," "Skyler-hating" and Breaking Bad as a feminist text.

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À propos de l'auteur

Bridget Roussell Cowlishaw is currently writing as an independent scholar. She lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0786497211
ISBN 13 
9780786497218
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
236
Éditeur
Cowlishaw Bridget Roussell
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Personne responsable
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