Masculinity in Vietnam War narratives
Subtitle: a critical study of fiction, films and nonfiction writings
By: Brenda M. Boyle.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786445387
Subjects: American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Literature and the war; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Motion pictures and the war; War stories, American -- History and criticism; War films -- United States -- History and criticism; Masculinity in literature; Masculinity in motion pictures
Description: "This book examines the ways in which the war and its accompanying movements greatly altered traditional American conceptions of masculinity. Finally, the book illustrates how, decades later, the masculine anxieties of the Vietnam era are still evident in discourses ranging from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to recent presidential campaigns"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the new man dance discourse; title: "Don't mean nothin'" : race in the production of masculinities; title: The Nam syndrome : improper sexuality, improper gender; title: Men out of mind : disabilities in Vietnam War stories; title: A litmus test for masculinity : the Vietnam War at the turn of the twenty-first century.