The narcissistic masculinity of Travis Bickle : American "Reality" in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver
Thesis (MA (English))—University of Stellenbosch, 2006. === In this thesis, I examine the way in which Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver can be read as a critical investigation of post-World War II American masculinity. Drawing on Susan Faludi’s arguments regarding the post-World War II Americ...
Main Author: | Pauw, Waldemar |
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Other Authors: | Hees, Edwin |
Language: | en |
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Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
2008
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2674 |
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