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Measures of Success: Competing Masculinities in Cobra Kai.
- Source :
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Journal of Popular Film & Television . Apr-Jun2023, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p84-97. 14p. 16 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Netflix's reboot series Cobra Kai (2018–present) depicts an intergenerational negotiation of masculinities as the men from the original Karate Kid mentor Gen Z students. Reagan-era masculine norms and measures of manhood are tested by the teens as they face twenty-first-century challenges. Static performances of masculinity fail to meet the demands of new situations; thus, the mentors and the teens alike seek flexibility instead of a winner-takes-all approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MASCULINITY on television
*TELEVISION adaptations
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01956051
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Popular Film & Television
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164479202
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01956051.2023.2190075