{"product_id":"toxic-masculinity-esther-de-dauw-9781496828934","title":"Toxic Masculinity: Mapping the Monstrous in Our Heroes","description":"Contributions by Daniel J. Connell, Esther De Dauw, Craig Haslop, Drew Murphy, Richard Reynolds, Janne Salminen, Karen Sugrue, and James C. Taylor \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The superhero permeates popular culture from comic books to film and television to internet memes, merchandise, and street art. \u003ci\u003eToxic Masculinity: Mapping the Monstrous in Our Heroes \u003c\/i\u003easks what kind of men these heroes are and if they are worthy of the unbalanced amount of attention. Contributors to the volume investigate how the (super)hero in popular culture conveys messages about heroism and masculinity, considering the social implications of this narrative within a cultural (re)production of dominant, hegemonic values and the possibility of subaltern ideas, norms, and values to be imagined within that (re)production. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Divided into three sections, the volume takes an interdisciplinary approach, positioning the impact of hypermasculinity on toxic masculinity and the vilification of \"other\" identities through such mediums as film, TV, and print comic book literature. The first part, \"Understanding Super Men,\" analyzes hegemonic masculinity and the spectrum of hypermasculinity through comics, television, and film, while the second part, \"The Monstrous Other,\" focuses on queer identity and femininity in these same mediums. The final section, \"Strategies of Resistance,\" offers criticism and solutions to the existing lack of diversity through targeted studies on the performance of gender. Ultimately, the volume identifies the ways in which superhero narratives have promulgated and glorified toxic masculinity and offers alternative strategies to consider how characters can resist the hegemonic model and productively demonstrate new masculinities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther de Dauw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496828933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496828934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Esther de Dauw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46867119177983,"sku":"9781496828934","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_326c3ed5-5431-4e09-a93e-0e7394c6ec05.jpg?v=1747453941","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toxic-masculinity-esther-de-dauw-9781496828934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}