Men on the margin: onscreen outsiders and American masculinity

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dc.contributor.advisorRijsdijk, Ianen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMarx, Lesleyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Andrew Johnen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-12T04:05:40Z
dc.date.available2015-08-12T04:05:40Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe central purpose of this thesis is to examine ideas of solitude and alienation as they relate to the masculine identity of men - particularly American men as represented in Hollywood films. The subjects include several outsider characters from history and fiction, which are divided into two primary categories: those men who have rejected society and sought solitude for themselves, especially in nature; and those who have been rejected by society, who find themselves on the relative margins of the patriarchal society they expected to embrace them. There is one question at the core of this exploration: If masculine identity is socially determined in accordance with strict normative values, what then of the outsider, who has ostensibly rejected, or been rejected by, society and is in many ways no longer subject to its rules? After a general introduction to psychological and philosophical notions of solitude and alienation, I use the first chapter to develop a theoretical framework for discussing hegemonic American masculinity, which is potently represented on screen by the Hollywood film industry to both reflect and inform the society that funds it.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPhillips, A. J. (2015). <i>Men on the margin: onscreen outsiders and American masculinity</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13714en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPhillips, Andrew John. <i>"Men on the margin: onscreen outsiders and American masculinity."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13714en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPhillips, A. 2015. Men on the margin: onscreen outsiders and American masculinity. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Phillips, Andrew John AB - The central purpose of this thesis is to examine ideas of solitude and alienation as they relate to the masculine identity of men - particularly American men as represented in Hollywood films. The subjects include several outsider characters from history and fiction, which are divided into two primary categories: those men who have rejected society and sought solitude for themselves, especially in nature; and those who have been rejected by society, who find themselves on the relative margins of the patriarchal society they expected to embrace them. There is one question at the core of this exploration: If masculine identity is socially determined in accordance with strict normative values, what then of the outsider, who has ostensibly rejected, or been rejected by, society and is in many ways no longer subject to its rules? After a general introduction to psychological and philosophical notions of solitude and alienation, I use the first chapter to develop a theoretical framework for discussing hegemonic American masculinity, which is potently represented on screen by the Hollywood film industry to both reflect and inform the society that funds it. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Men on the margin: onscreen outsiders and American masculinity TI - Men on the margin: onscreen outsiders and American masculinity UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13714 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13714
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPhillips AJ. Men on the margin: onscreen outsiders and American masculinity. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13714en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFilmen_ZA
dc.titleMen on the margin: onscreen outsiders and American masculinityen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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