商品簡介
Donovan (communication, Saint Peter's College, New Jersey) draws on interviews to explore how male and female fans view the genre of male actiodventure films and to provide insight on the socialization process that draws people to the action film. Men and women explain their personal values in relation to action films, bolstering the argument that media violence must be analyzed within a moral context. Two chapters are devoted to men talking about the crisis of masculinity as reflected in the action film. Other chapters look at attitudes and preferences of female action fans, and attitudes of male and female fans to different types and contexts of onscreen violence. The book is of interest to fans of the genre and to scholars of film, history, poplar culture, gender studies, and audience research. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Barna William Donovan is professor of communication at Saint Peter's College. He is the author of The Asian Influence on Hollywood Action Films (2008).
