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Wounded masculinity and the search for (father) self in American film
Title
Wounded masculinity and the search for (father) self in American film / Susan Mackey-Kallis, Brian Johnston.
ISBN
9781793626073
1793626073
9781793626080
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
Physical Description
xii, 250 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"This book analyzes popular American films that point to the need for father atonement, ego-decentering, and the resurrection of the lost feminine to heal gendered cultural wounds, while affirming the role of meaningful suffering, compassion, self-sacrifice and transcendence as an antidote to the inevitable woundedness of the human condition"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Mackey-Kallis, Susan, 1961- Wounded masculinity and the search for (father) self in American film Lanham : Lexington Books, 2024
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Section 1. The tragic frame: suffering, scapegoating, mortification, masculine (White) fragility, and the lack/loss of the feeling function
Section 1. Preface
There will be blood: "give me the blood"
Million dollar baby: " Hits too close to the bone"
Moonlight: "Who is you, man" Section 2. The comic frame: suffering, scapegoating, mortification, and the search for the feminine
Section 2. Preface
Guardians of the galaxy: "We are groot"
Iron man: "I am Iron man"
The Darjeeling Limited: "We haven't located us yet"
Section 3. Preface
Ad Astra: "We're all we've got"
Big fish: "To catch an uncatchable fish"
The fountain: "Dying as an act of creation"
Conclusion: Final thoughts: "Thou art that".
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