Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

The Other Guy Derek A. Burrill

The Other Guy By Derek A. Burrill

The Other Guy by Derek A. Burrill


$63.69
Condition - New
Only 2 left

Summary

From the films of Judd Apatow to sitcoms and popular music, this new breed of man is desperately attempting to change with the times, but is often unable (or unwilling) to understand the new landscape. Avoiding rhetorics of victimization, Derek A. Burrill charts and analyzes the other guy in order to understand how men see themselves, in media and in culture at large.

The Other Guy Summary

The Other Guy: Media Masculinity Within the Margins by Derek A. Burrill

Suffering from manopause and Low T, underemployed and unwilling to grow up, the other guy has emerged as an important figure in modern media masculinity. From the films of Judd Apatow to sitcoms and popular music, this new breed of man is desperately attempting to change with the times, but is often unable (or unwilling) to understand the new landscape. Avoiding rhetorics of victimization, Derek A. Burrill charts and analyzes the other guy in order to understand how men see themselves, in media and in culture at large.

About Derek A. Burrill

Derek A. Burrill (PhD, University of California-Davis) is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies at University of California-Riverside. He is the author of Die Tryin': Videogames, Masculinity, Culture (Peter Lang, 2008).

Table of Contents

Contents: It's Not You, It's Me - Mumbling Toward Ecstasy: The Other Guy on the Big Screen - I feel heard and validated: The Other Guy and Sitcoms - Somewhere in There There's a Man in There.

Additional information

NLS9781433122453
9781433122453
1433122456
The Other Guy: Media Masculinity Within the Margins by Derek A. Burrill
New
Paperback
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
2014-08-12
167
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - The Other Guy