Reading the Bromance Homosocial Relationships in Film and Television |
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| Editor:
| DeAngelis, Michael |
| Contribution by:
| DeAngelis, Michael
Radner, Hilary
Greven, David
Davis, Nick
Sen, Meheli
Weinman, Jenna
Feil, Ken
Forster, Peter
Lennard, Dominic
Becker, Ron
Pomerance, Murray |
| Series title: | Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8143-3898-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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"Bromance" has emerged as a term denoting an emotionally intense bond between straight men. Yet it requires an expression of intimacy that always toys with being coded as something other than "straight" male behaviour. This collection of essays addresses the rise of this tricky phenomenon and explores the social and cultural functions it serves. Contributors consider selected contemporary film and television texts, as well as the genres that historically inspired them, in order to...
More Description"Bromance" has emerged as a term denoting an emotionally intense bond between straight men. Yet it requires an expression of intimacy that always toys with being coded as something other than "straight" male behaviour. This collection of essays addresses the rise of this tricky phenomenon and explores the social and cultural functions it serves. Contributors consider selected contemporary film and television texts, as well as the genres that historically inspired them, in order to explore what needs bromance attempts to fulfill in relationships between men.