Masculinities in contemporary Argentine popular cinema
By: Carolina Rocha
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780230338180
Subjects: Motion pictures; History and criticism; Masculinity in motion pictures; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies; Men in motion pictures; PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
Description: "Examines contemporary cinematic representations of Argentine masculinities, the social construction of gender, and the financing of domestic film production following Argentina's 1990 change to a neo-liberal economic model"--

"Rocha critically examines contemporary cinematic representations of Argentine masculinities produced after the 1990s when the Argentine state experienced crucial changes that affected both the social construction of gender and the financing of domestic film productions. Theoretically innovative, this study provides detailed analysis of six Argentine blockbusters. Interdisciplinary and written in an engaging style, Masculinities in Contemporary Argentine Popular Cinema is the first scholarly work to link visual representations of heterosexual masculinities to the transformations experienced in Argentine society as it adapted to a neo-liberal economic model"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.