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The Performative Representations of Masculinity in Quentin Tarantino's C

All the Auteur's Men
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In this book, Justin Russell Greene examines how Quentin Tarantino uses his auteur identity to further cement the masculine tropes of Hollywood - and ultimately, society - through language, visual aesthetics, and performative representations of masculinity in his films and media appearances. Greene posits that the careful crafting of his auteur persona allows Tarantino to project a consistent version of what it means to be a writer-director-artist, and that through his interview and speeches, he reveals the deeper intensions behind the representations his characters present in his films. However, although he is valorized by audiences, media personalities, and peers as an artistic genius, Tarantino traffics in many of the systemic issues embedded within the United States' socio-cultural environment. Greene argues that although Tarantino promotes a political vision in his films and public appearances that illuminates the restrictions of hegemonic masculinity, this is not sufficiently effective at truly disrupting entrenched ideologies about masculinity in U.S. culture due to how Tarantino hides his critical takes within genre stereotypes. Scholars of film studies, gender studies, and popular culture will find this book of particular interest.
Justin Russell Greene is an instructor in the Department of English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).
List of Figures Preface: Finding Tarantino Introduction: Envisioning the Auteur Celebrity Chapter 1: Bloody White Men: Masculine Whiteness in Tarantino's Narratives Chapter 2: Black Men Springing Forth from the White Man's Mind: Tarantino's Visions of Black Masculinity Chapter 3: So Much More than Pussy Wagons: The Masculine Power of Tarantino's Women Coda: The Writerly Auteur Bibliography About the Author
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