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  Nathan for You and Cable's Contested Masculinities

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  Nick Marx Colorado State University

  August 21, 2014

  masculinities made possible by contemporary cable’s hyper-competitive targeting of young male audiences. This ... Hispanic, and “old” panelists, demographics nominally outside of Comedy Central’s targeted audience, but ...
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  Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist

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  Elana Levine

  March 19, 2008

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  Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist patriarchy gender rape masculinity masochism soap operas 1970s General Hospital violence guilt Curator's Note As the 1970s drew to a close, the most popular character on US daytime television soap ope ...
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  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  March 21, 2008

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  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism whiteness race gender adaptation masculinity superheroes masochism Marvel Enterprises CBS 1970s destabilize David Savran reflexive sadomasochism backlash Incred ...
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  Feminist Sopranos

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  Maurice Yacowar University of Calgary

  June 29, 2007

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  Feminist Sopranos HBO gender masculinity The Sopranos Curator's Note The drama opens on this sculpture in Dr Melfi's office. Tony is introduced as discomfited by Woman, indeed caught in its scissor. The old skirt-chaser fears the feminine. He� ...