Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index.
Contents:
Fatherhood, Postfeminism and Contemporary Popular Film -- Paternalizing the Past with Postfeminist Family Values -- Post-9/11 Fatherhood and the Cultural Logic of Paternal Protectionism -- Film Stardom and the Paternalization of Aging Masculinity -- Postfeminist Fatherhood and Immature Adult Masculinity -- Postfeminist Fatherhood and Post-Racial Discourse -- Concluding Remarks, Future Directions, and Postfeminist Fatherhood Beyond the Mainstream.
Summary:
"This book interrogates representations of fatherhood across the spectrum of popular U.S. film of the early twenty-first century. It situates them in relation to postfeminist discourse, identifying and discussing dominant paradigms and tropes that emerge from the tendency of popular cinema to configure ideal masculinity in paternal terms. It analyses postfeminist fatherhood across a range of genres including historical epics, war films, westerns, bromantic comedies, male melodramas, action films, family comedies, and others. It also explores recurring themes and intersections such as the rejuvenation of aging masculinities through fatherhood, the paternalized recuperation of immature adult masculinities, the relationship between fatherhood in film and 9/11 culture, post-racial discourse in representations of fatherhood, and historically located formations of fatherhood. It is the first book length study to explore the relationship between fatherhood and postfeminism in popular cinema"-- Provided by publisher.
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