Showing posts with label Masculinity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Masculinity. Show all posts

Monday, July 12, 2010

Films for Action - Operation Hollywood

Films for Action - Operation Hollywood: "Since the 80's, and the success of Top Gun, Hollywood has increased its production of big budget war movies, using military bases, submarines and aircraft carriers that the armed forces have generously made available to the studios. In exchange, the Pentagon's experts vet hundreds of screenplays each year. Using lots of movie clips, 'Operation Hollywood' explores this cozy relationship between Hollywood filmmakers and the U.S. government, and questions the wisdom of letting the Pentagon use movies to promote the U.S. army's image."

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Films for Action - Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity

Films for Action - Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity: "Jackson Katz argues that widespread violence in American society, including the tragic school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and elsewhere, needs to be understood as part of an ongoing crisis in masculinity. Tough Guise is the first educational video geared toward college and high school students to systematically examine the relationship between pop-cultural imagery and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century."