Document Type
Proposal
Publication Date
Fall 11-17-2023
Department
English & Modern Languages
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Magill & Dr. Barry
Abstract
My project explores the change of male spectacle over American film history by dissecting nuances in masculine portrayal within movie-musicals, and how over decades, this has altered, and how modern musicals present masculinity differently than prior ones. I also examine how the diegesis of movie-musicals celebrated both male fellowship and heterosexual bonds simultaneously, and how this too has altered over the years to become more focused on the heterosexual bond between male and female.
Recommended Citation
Sparks, Christopher, "Historicizing Virility: the Change of Masculinity Within American Movie-musicals" (2023). Longwood Senior Thesis Proposal. 12.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/senior_thesis_proposals/12
