01783cam a2200277 i 4500 160405s2016 enk b 001 0 eng d 9780719097706 0719097703 SDU PN1992 W947 M 2016 Wright, Julia M., 203201 Men with stakes : masculinity and the gothic in US television / Julia M. Wright. Masculinity and the gothic in US television 186 p. HKBU library YT2025 M08 "Men with stakes builds on recent discussions of television Gothic by examining the ways in which the Gothic mode is deployed specifically to call into question televisual realism and, with it, conventional depictions of masculinity. Released from the mandate of realism to describe the world as it is supposed to be, television Gothic calls attention to the constructedness of gender - and therefore to the possibility of re-imagining men's agency, authority and the legitimated forms of knowledge with which men are traditionally associated (science in particular). In this context, after an overview of Gothic television's larger history, this study discusses in some depth seven series from the last two decades: American Gothic, Millennium, Angel, Carnivàle, Point Pleasant, Supernatural and American Horror Story"--Publisher's website. Masculinity on television. 206778 Masculinity in popular culture United States. 206779 Horror television programs United States History and criticism. 206780 Horror television programs Social aspects United States. 206781 Horror television programs. United States. = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 107932 107932 0 0 lcc 0 PN1992 W947 M2016 0 CGB 279737 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-08-28 2 0 PN1992 W947 M 2016 1000362798 2025-08-28 00:00:00 C.1 2025-08-28 GBE