Women do play some role in the promotion of the tough guise image. Whether they would like to admit it or not, most women's idea of a man is one that is strong, macho and protective of them. The saying that, 'Nice guys finish last' has some truth t Continue Reading...
Scorsese cuts to a boring subdivision: Henry Hill exits his boring house in a bathrobe, stoops to get the newspaper "just like anybody" else, and for a moment remembers that he used to be a gangster. Scorsese cuts to a clip of the violent thug Jimmy Continue Reading...
The documentary film Tough Guise provides many more striking and direct examples of the manner in which aggression in all three forms discussed by Kauffmann have become a seamless part of male identity in our society. From the association of aggres Continue Reading...
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Homer in Hollywood: The Coen Brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Could a Hollywood filmmaker adapt Homer's Odyssey for the screen in the same way that James Joyce did for the Modernist novel? The idea of a high-art film Continue Reading...
Gender and Communication
Fight Club: A world of feminine influence barring open communication
David Fincher's Fight Club released in 1999 has acquired more than its due share of critical analysis by many critics and viewers while the film embodies Continue Reading...
The role of sex in advertising is even more blatant in a food advertisement of an ejaculating Tabsco sauce bottle over a split bake potato -- hot and spice as a metaphor for intercourse.
Sex sells: a woman wants to be desired by a man which require Continue Reading...
Stephen Robin's Leadership Models: Assessment of Film Queen Elizabeth I
What is the leadership-effectiveness model?
Movie scenes
Leadership Characteristics
Leadership behaviors and Styles
Group member characteristics
Internal and External envi Continue Reading...
Sociology and Feminist Theories on Gender Studies
Postmodern Feminism in "Cherrie Moraga and Chicana Lesbianism"
In the article entitled, "Cherrie Moraga and Chicana Lesbianism," author Tomas Almaguer analyzes and studies the dynamics behind Moraga Continue Reading...
Guise" by Jackson Katz identifies violence and crime occurring predominantly at the hand of men. He gives statistics and percentages including rape and stalking as well as the 61 out 62 mass shooting conducted mainly by men. At first, he identifies Continue Reading...