TY - BOOK AU - Eberwein,Robert T. TI - Armed forces: masculinity and sexuality in the American war film SN - 9780813541501 AV - PN1995.9.W3 E24 2007eb U1 - 791.43/658 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New Brunswick, N.J. PB - Rutgers University Press KW - War films KW - United States KW - History and criticism KW - Male friendship in motion pictures KW - Masculinity in motion pictures KW - Films de guerre KW - États-Unis KW - Histoire et critique KW - Amitié masculine au cinéma KW - Masculinité au cinéma KW - Filmvetenskap KW - krig KW - genus KW - USA KW - 1900-talet KW - 000-talet KW - PERFORMING ARTS KW - Film & Video KW - Reference KW - bisacsh KW - PSYCHOLOGY KW - Human Sexuality KW - fast KW - Kriegsfilm KW - gnd KW - Männlichkeit KW - Motiv KW - Film KW - Mann KW - idsbb KW - Sexualität KW - Krieg KW - Geschichte 20. Jh KW - Motiv (Kunst) KW - Männerfreundschaft KW - Geschichte KW - 1895-2005 KW - idszbz KW - Mansrollen KW - kao KW - Manlighet KW - Sexualitet KW - Manskultur KW - vänskap KW - Krigsfilm KW - genusaspekter KW - Förenta staterna KW - sao KW - Krigsfilm, USA KW - sfit KW - Män på film KW - Mansrollen på film, USA KW - swd KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index; Acknowledgments --; Introduction : Definitions --; 1; Paradigms in the silent era --; 2; Beyond triangles --; 3; Disavowing threats --; 4; Wounds --; 5; Drag --; 6; "Don't ask, don't tell" --; 7; Bodies, weapons --; 8; Fathers and sons --; Conclusion : buddies, then and now --; Notes --; Selected bibliography --; Index; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - In war films, the portrayal of deep friendships between men is commonplace. Given the sexually anxious nature of the American imagination, such bonds are often interpreted as carrying a homoerotic subtext. In Armed Forces, Robert Eberwein argues that an expanded conception of masculinity and sexuality is necessary in order to understand more fully the intricacy of these intense and emotional human relationships. Drawing on a range of examples from silent films such as What Price Glory and Wings to sound era works like The Deer Hunter, Platoon, Three Kings, and Pearl Harbor, he shows how close UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=209089 ER -