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Barcode30053003865808
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call No791.43 CRIS
Title What is wrong with men : patriarchy, the crisis of masculinity, and how (of course) Michael Douglas films explain everything / Jessa Crispin.
Author Crispin, Jessa, author.
CollectionNEW: Adult 700-799
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 Paris-Bourbon30053003865808791.43 CRIS6/24/2025 Available

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Personal Name Crispin, Jessa, author.
Title Statement What is wrong with men : patriarchy, the crisis of masculinity, and how (of course) Michael Douglas films explain everything / Jessa Crispin.
Edition Statement First hardcover edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Pantheon Books, [2025]
Physical Description xxvii, 253 pages ; 22 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-253).
Summary, Etc. "How to be a Man? That question-and all the anxiety, anger, and resentment it stirs up-is the starting point for a crisis in masculinity that today manifests as misogyny, nativism, and corporate greed; incels and mass shooters; and panic over the rights of women and minorities. According to Jessa Crispin, creator of the celebrated blog BookSlut, it is the most important question of our time, and the answer to it might be found in an unlikely place: the films of Michael Douglas. In the 1980s, the rules for masculinity began to change. The goal was no longer to be a good, respectable family man, carrying on the patriarchal traditions of generations past. Not only was it becoming unfashionable, but increasingly difficult: the economic and political shifts-a slashed social safety net, globalization-made it harder to find a breadwinning income, a stable home life, and a secure place in the public sphere. So, then, how to be a man? From the early eighties to the late nineties, Michael Douglas showed us how: he was our president, our Wall Street overlord, our mass shooter, our failed husband, our midlife crisis, our cop, and our canary in the patriarchal coal mine. His characters were a mirror of our cultural shift, serving as the foundation for everything from the 1994 Crime Bill to Trump's ultimate rise. With wry wit and wisdom, Crispin examines the phenomenon of the "Douglas character" as a silver-screen seismograph registering the tectonic movements within our society that have fractured it in shocking ways. From Fatal Attraction to Wall Street to The Game, WHAT IS WRONG WITH MEN investigates how Michael Douglas's box office domination illustrates the dark hearts of masculinity's crisis. Blending feminist arguments and pop culture criticism, Crispin uses the iconic roles of Michael Douglas as a lens to explore men's and our culture's ongoing anxieties around women, money, and power. Ultimately, revealing that the patriarchy has now fully betrayed men, along with everyone else-and how unpacking one of its most fervent icons can help us envision a pathway forward"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Douglas, Michael, 1944-
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Masculinity.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Men Identity.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Masculinity in motion pictures.

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