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Fantastically fucked-up masculinity: Anorexic subjectivity in Fight Club and The Machinist

Bould, Mark; Vint, Sherryl

Authors

Mark Bould Mark.Bould@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Film and Literature

Sherryl Vint



Abstract

Taking anorexia as a model of subjectivity under contemporary capital, this paper analyses the noir protagonists of Fight Club and The Machinist and their relationship to power, labour and their own bodies.

Citation

Bould, M., & Vint, S. (2008, January). Fantastically fucked-up masculinity: Anorexic subjectivity in Fight Club and The Machinist. Paper presented at Postgraduate Research Seminar Series, Bristol Business School

Presentation Conference Type Conference Paper (unpublished)
Conference Name Postgraduate Research Seminar Series
Conference Location Bristol Business School
Start Date Jan 18, 2008
End Date Jan 18, 2008
Publication Date Jan 18, 2008
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Keywords Neo-noir, anorexia, Fight Club, The Machinist
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1015273