Armed forces [electronic resource] : masculinity and sexuality in the American war film / Robert Eberwein.
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 sexuali...
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Table of Contents:
- 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.