Wounded masculinity and the search for (father) self in American film / Susan Mackey-Kallis, Brian Johnston.
| Author/creator | Mackey-Kallis, Susan |
| Other author | Johnston, Brian, 1973- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024] |
| Description | xii, 250 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| 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". |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-243) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023058729 |
| ISBN | 9781793626073 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |