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Reality TV's real men of the recession : White masculinity in crisis and the rise of Trumpism

Title
  1. Reality TV's real men of the recession : White masculinity in crisis and the rise of Trumpism / Shannon O'Sullivan.
Published by
  1. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Author
  1. O'Sullivan, Shannon, 1987-

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Description
  1. xiii, 183 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "In the 2000s, reality programs showcasing white, working-class men performing hazardous occupations in wilderness settings proliferated on U.S. cable networks. Shannon O'Sullivan argues that this genre represents a reactionary veneration of white, rural, working-class men as "real Americans" amid the Great Recession and current events"--
Subject
  1. Trump, Donald, 1946- > Influence
  2. Trump, Donald, 1946-
  3. Race on television
  4. Reality television programs > United States > History and criticism
  5. Men, White > On television
  6. Working class men > On television
  7. Television > Social aspects > United States
  8. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  9. Reality television programs
  10. Television > Social aspects
  11. Men, White
  12. Working class men
  13. Television
  14. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Contents
  1. Hegemonic masculinity at work on reality TV -- White women with blue-collars: rules for representation -- "Real men" work in "Real America" -- When wealthy White men perform "Real manhood" -- Conclusion : The continuing relevance of the blue-collar frontier.
Call number
  1. MWGS 23-634
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-169) and index.
Author
  1. O'Sullivan, Shannon, 1987- author.
Title
  1. Reality TV's real men of the recession : White masculinity in crisis and the rise of Trumpism / Shannon O'Sullivan.
Publisher
  1. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-169) and index.
Other form:
  1. Online version: O'Sullivan, Shannon, 1987- Reality TV's real men of the recession. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023] 9781666900026 (DLC) 2022035637 (OCoLC)1348102718
LCCN
  1. 2022035636
Other standard identifier
  1. 40031461570
ISBN
  1. 9781666900019 hardcover ; alkaline paper
  2. 166690001X hardcover ; alkaline paper
Research call number
  1. MWGS 23-634
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