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1 online resource (204 pages) |
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Routledge Advances in Film Studies |
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Routledge advances in film studies.
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Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Fatherhood, Postfeminism and Contemporary Popular Film; 2 Paternalizing the Past with Postfeminist Family Values; 3 Post-9/11 Fatherhood and the Cultural Logic of Paternal Protectionism; 4 Film Stardom and the Paternalization of Aging Masculinity; 5 Postfeminist Fatherhood and Immature Adult Masculinity; 6 Postfeminist Fatherhood and Postracial Discourse; 7 Concluding Remarks, Future Directions and Postfeminist Fatherhood beyond the Mainstream; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| 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 rej |
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Print version record |
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Fatherhood in motion pictures.
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Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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Feminism and motion pictures -- United States
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Fatherhood in motion pictures
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Feminism and motion pictures
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Motion pictures
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135088835 |
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1135088837 |
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