blog buddy research on mascunality:

this website includes a list of books which are about represenation of males whch will be helpful for both of us, because we are both doing research on males in general.

A Man’s Genre?
Overwhelmingly, on the big screen, until the 1990s, the heroes of these genres have been men.
The American “Men’s Journal” selected the “50 best guy movies of all time” in their Dec 2003 issues. The magazine’s writers David Chute and Mark Horowitz wrote:
“... great guy movies are distillations of the male experience, reduced to the essentials. For good reason nearly all of them tend to be about soldiers, athletes, cops, and every kind of loner. They are unapologetically male.”
A selection of those chosen:
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) – war
The Seven Samurai (1954) – combat
Platoon (1986) – war
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1967 ) - western
Die Hard (1988) – action
Terminator (1984) – sci-fi action
Enter the Dragon (1973) – martial arts
“Action-adventure has brought men to their television sets more often than any other programming except sport” Paul Rutherford

this website has a good information about gender roles and mainly concentrates on males.

black males

farah's research:
Representations of Masculinity'Masculinity' is a concept that is made up of more rigid stereotypes than femininity. Representations of men across all media tend to focus on the following:Strength - physical and intellectualPowerSexual attractiveness (which may be based on the above)PhysiqueIndependence (of thought, action)Male characters are often represented as isolated, as not needing to rely on others (the lone hero). If they capitulate to being part of a family, it is often part of the resolution of a narrative, rather than an integral factor in the initial equilibrium. It is interesting to note that the male physique is becoming more important a part of representations of masculinity. 'Serious' Hollywood actors in their forties (eg Willem Dafoe, Kevin Spacey) are expected to have a level of 'buffness' that was not aspired to even by young heart-throbs 40 years ago (check out Connery in Thunderball 1965).Increasingly, men are finding it as difficult to live up to their media representations as women are to theirs. This is partly because of the increased media focus on masculinity - think of the burgeoning market in men's magazines, both lifestyle and health - and the increasing emphasis on even ordinary white collar male workers (who used to sport their beergut with pride) having the muscle definition of a professional swimmer. Anorexia in teenage males has increased alarmingly in recent years, and recent high school shootings have been the result of extreme bodyconsciousness among the same demographic group.``He [Charles Andrew Williams] e-mailed us and told us that he just wanted to come home and that it was just awful over there. They were teasing him, calling him 'country boy.' He didn't dress right, he didn't look right. He was skinny, they called him gay,'' she [a friend's mother] said. " Full Story HereAs media representations of masculinity become more specifically targeted at audiences with product promotion in mind (think of the huge profits now made from male fashion, male skin & haircare products, fitness products such as weights, clothing etc), men are encouraged (just as women have been for many years) to aspire to be like (to look/behave in the same way) the role models they see in magazines. This is often an unrealistic target to set, and awareness of this is growing. Read about the increasing influence of men's magazines here and here.Whilst some men are concerned about living up to the ideal types represented in magazines, others are worried by what they perceive as an increasing anti-male bias in the media. There is growing support for the idea that men are represented unfairly in the media - read a selection of articles here and here.
Masculinity in Crisis
Journalism of Gender Masculinity in advertising
http://www.mediaknowall.com/gender.html