Download or read book Subverting Masculinity written by Russell West and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2000 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors concentrate on masculinities in contemporary film, literature and diverse forms of popular culture and argue that the subversion of traditional images of masculinity is both a source of gender contestation and may equally be susceptible to assimilation by new hegemonic configurations of masculinity.