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A Man's Gotta Do: Myth, Misogyny and Otherness in Post-9/11 America

Wiatrowski, Michael, Jr
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1340022877

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2012, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Popular Culture.
In times of distress, the American man is provoked to act upon a narrative that is as old as the land on which he walks. It is a narrative that encompasses three essential elements: the hyper-masculinized hero, the helpless damsel in distress and the villain in the person of a Racial Other and that encourages man to act according to deeply rooted values, of honor, bravery and strength, against the threat. This myth however, supposes the removal of feminine agency which would threaten it, the rejection of all feminized aspects of society and the adoption of a misogynistic and nationalistic worldview. After the 9-11 attacks, this myth was called upon by a nation paralyzed with shock and fear. It rapidly caused a shift in public rhetoric and encouraged men to undertake heroic roles, while reconstructing the traditional femininity characterized by dependence and fragility. It identified a racial “other” which threatened femininity, the country, the American way of life itself and allowed men to act against them. Invisible, universal and timeless, the American myth continues to affect the everyday life and to influence the manner in which people think and act.
Kristen Rudisill, PhD (Advisor)
Marilyn Motz, PhD (Committee Member)
Jeff Brown, PhD (Committee Member)
91 p.
American Studies
Myth; Popular Culture; Masculinity; Femininity; Other; Otherness; Misogyny

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  • Wiatrowski, Jr, M. (2012). A Man's Gotta Do: Myth, Misogyny and Otherness in Post-9/11 America [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1340022877

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wiatrowski, Jr, Michael. A Man's Gotta Do: Myth, Misogyny and Otherness in Post-9/11 America. 2012. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1340022877.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wiatrowski, Jr, Michael. "A Man's Gotta Do: Myth, Misogyny and Otherness in Post-9/11 America." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1340022877

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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