FM-T008-1999

Tough Guise

Video

VHS

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No

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Tough Guise is the first educational video geared toward college and high school students to systematically examine the relationship between images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century. In this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that the widespread violence in American society - including the tragic shooting in Littleton, Colorardo, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and elsewhere - needs to be understood as part of the ongoing crisis in masculinity. Tough Guise is extensively illustrated with examples from popular culture, ranging from Howard Stern to Stone Cold Steve Austin, from Good Will Hunting to Boyz `N the Hood, to Garth Brooks to hip hop styles. Part 1: Understanding Violent Masculinity - Into/ Hidden: A Gender/ Upping the Ante/ Backlash/ The Tough GuisePart 2: Violent Masculinity in Action - The School Shootings/ Construction Violent Masculinity/ Sexualized Violence/ Invulnerability/ Vulnerability/ Better Man. Director: Sut Jhally. Actors: Jackson Katz. Black and white. Country: USA. Subject: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity. No subtitles.