Gathering together thirteen original essays by scholars in the US, UK, and Australia, as well as Steve Neale's ground-breaking article on male spectacle, this collection looks beyond the seemingly unassailable monolithic understanding of the 'masculine' which has previously dominated most film criticism.
على الرغم من صعوبة الأفكار التي قد تصل لحد التعقيد والمبالغة في التفسيرات والاستنتاجات , الا أن الكتاب مفيد جدا في توليد رؤية جديدة للأفلام يمكن أن يستخدمها القاريء ويطبقها على الافلام التي يراها ..مجهود كبير في الترجمة لعصام زكريا رغم صعوبة المواضيع والمصطلحات
An excellent volume. Opening with a 'classic' essay in reprint from Neale, and then developing the themes into more recent criticism is great. I liked the chronological arrangement of topics from classic hollywood to recent (for the publication date) action movies. This historicised focus has kept the scholarship relevant. No one will agree with all the arguments and perspectives put forward in a collection like this, which is the point of a well curated collection.
An interesting collection of essays examining masculinity in cinema -- a topic that has been undervalued. Some were more interesting than others for me personally but all were well-argued and interesting analyses, from the feminized male musical star, to the conflicted identity politics of Spartacus, to the complex gender at play in horror films. Recommended for those interested in film and highly recommended for those interested in gender in cinema.