University of Colorado, Boulder CU Scholar Undergraduate Honors Theses Honors Program Spring 2015 Men Cry: Embodiments of Masculinity in Western Cinema circa 1999 Forrest Hamrick Lotterhos University of Colorado Boulder,
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[email protected]. Men Cry: Embodiments of Masculinity in Western Cinema circa 1999 Forrest Hamrick Lotterhos Department of Film Studies University of Colorado at Boulder Spring 2015 _____________________ Melinda Barlow, Ph.D., Department of Film Studies, Thesis Advisor, Chairperson _____________________ Jeanne Liotta, Department of Film Studies, Chairperson ______________________ Emmanuel David, Ph.D., Department of Women and Gender Studies, Chairperson Contents: Preface I. Introduction: Men Don’t Cry… or Maybe They Do a Little… Sometimes A. Let it Flow: Reevaluating Emotional Release B. Hegemonic Masculinity and Hollywood’s “Perfect Masculine Ideal” C. Problematizing the Binary: Visibility of Trans*, Genderqueer, Two-Spirit, and Intersex People Challenges “The Sex/Gender Manufacturing System” D. Alternatives: 90’s Subcultures and Identifying the Gender Spectrum II. Fight Club: The Movie for “A Generation of Men Raised By Women” A.