Using icons of masculinity drawn primarily from movies but also from pop music, television, and theater, this course explores how American men define and perform manhood. Various archetypes—cowboys, cops, crooks, soldiers, athletes, playboys, buddies, businessmen, rock stars, Woody Allen, Bugs Bunny, and Homer Simpson—are examined. (4 credits)

Summer Term

Arthur Holmberg, PhD (Harvard University), Professor of Theater Arts, Brandeis University and Literary Director, American Repertory Theater, Harvard University.