TY  - GEN
T1  - Detecting men : masculinity and the Hollywood detective film
T2  - SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video.
A1  - Gates, Philippa, 1973-
LA  - English
PP  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
YR  - 2006
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocm85868381
AB  - "Detecting Men examines the history of the Hollywood detective genre and the ways that detective films have negotiated changing social attitudes toward masculinity, heroism, law enforcement, and justice. In this volume, Philippa Gates examines classical films of the thirties and forties as well as recent examples of the genre, including Die Hard, the Lethal Weapon films, The Usual Suspects, Seven, Devil in a Blue Dress, and Murder by Numbers, in order to explore social anxieties about masculinity and crime and Hollywood's conceptions of gender. Up until the early 1990s, Gates argues, the primary focus of the detective genre was the masculinity of the hero. However, from the mid-1990s onward, the genre has shifted to more technical portrayals of crime scene investigation, forensic science, and criminal profiling, offering a reassuring image of law enforcement in the face of violent crime. By investigating the evolution of the detective film, Gates suggests, perhaps we can detect the male."--Jacket
OP  - 346
CN  - PN1995.9.D4 G38 2006eb
SN  - 9781429457941
SN  - 1429457945
SN  - 0791468135
SN  - 9780791468135
SN  - 0791468143
SN  - 9780791468142
SN  - 0791481387
SN  - 9780791481387
KW  - Detective and mystery films : United States : History and criticism.
KW  - Masculinity in motion pictures.
KW  - Films de détective : États-Unis : Histoire et critique.
KW  - Masculinité au cinéma.
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS : Film & Video : Reference.
KW  - Detective and mystery films
KW  - Masculinity in motion pictures
KW  - United States
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ER  -