Side-Splitting masculinity: Comedy, Mr Bean and the representation of masculinities in contemporary society

Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-243

  Neville, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Contra indicative masculinity; Hegemonic masculinity; Popular representations of masculinity; The masculine other ; The play frame of comedy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950784880     PISSN: 09589236     EISSN: 14653869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09589230903057043     Document Type: Article

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