1st Edition

Masculinity at the Movies

By Thomas Keith Copyright 2025
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

Masculinity at the Movies takes a deep dive into masculinity in film and how Hollywood movies continue to produce and promote masculine stereotypes that place boys and men in constraining identities and dysfunctional patterns of behaviour. From classic film stars to those of the present day, this textbook unpacks the development of the main male stereotypes in film – villains, heroes and oafs... Read more

Introduction  1. How a Century of Movies Shaped Masculinity  2. Heroes, Villains, and Oafs, Oh My!  3. Black Masculinity at the Movies  4. Invisible Men: Native Men at the Movies  5. Reel Latinos  6. The Evolution of Asian Masculinity in Film  7. LGBTQ Masculine Representation  8. Animated Masculinity  9. It’s Just a Joke!  10. Healthy Masculine Representation in Film 

Biography

Thomas Keith teaches philosophy and gender studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and Claremont Graduate University. He has written, directed, and produced numerous films, including Generation M: Misogyny in Media and Culture and The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men.