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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES THE IMPACT OF THE COLD WAR ON THE REPRESENTATION OF WHITE MASCULINITY IN HOLLYWOOD FILM By WILLIAM MICHAEL KIRKLAND A Dissertation submitted to the Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2009 The members of the committee approve the dissertation of William Michael Kirkland defended on November 19, 2009. ____________________________________ Maricarmen Martinez Professor Directing Dissertation ____________________________________ Maxine Jones University Representative ____________________________________ Eugene Crook Committee Member ____________________________________ Ernest Rehder Committee Member Approved: ___________________________________________________ John Kelsay, Director, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii For Katina, whose love and support made this achievement possible. For my mother, Dianne Kirkland, whose memory I will always cherish. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I must thank my major professor, Dr. Maricarmen Martinez, for the guidance and encouragement she has provided since our first class together in fall 2003. Her support in times of discouragement and stress has been invaluable. I appreciate most the exchange of ideas that has taken place both in the classroom and throughout the dissertation process. Dr. Martinez, my teaching is better as a result of having worked with you. I wish to thank Dr.