{"product_id":"masculinities-in-the-us-hangout-sitcom-1","title":"Masculinities in the US Hangout Sitcom","description":"\u003cp\u003eMasculinities in the US Hangout Sitcom examines how four sitcoms – \u003ci\u003eFriends, How I Met Your Mother\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Big Bang Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e New Girl\u003c\/i\u003e – mediate the tense relationship between neoliberalism and masculinities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is Ross in \u003ci\u003eFriends\u003c\/i\u003e so worried about everything? This book argues that the men in \u003ci\u003eFriends\u003c\/i\u003e and similar shows that follow young, straight, mostly white twentysomethings in major US cities are beset by a range of social and economic concerns about their place in society. Using multiple methods of analysis to examine these shows – including conjunctural analysis, historiographical method, and critical discourse analysis – a range of topics in these shows are examined, from sexuality through to homosociality, from race through to nationality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book makes an insightful contribution to work on the television sitcom and on neoliberalism in culture and society. It will be an ideal resource for upper-level undergraduates, post-graduates, and researchers in a range of disciplines including television and screen studies, critical studies on men and masculinities and humor studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54247156842840,"sku":"9781032426211","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032426211.jpg?v=1778612422","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/masculinities-in-the-us-hangout-sitcom-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}