Wounded Masculinity and the Search for (Father) Self in American Film

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

1 149 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

Drawing on texts and theorists of Greek myth, psychoanalysis, and masculinities, Susan Mackey-Kallis and Brian Johnston develop and offer a model of rhetorical and mythic criticism to analyze popular American film. In this book, Mackey-Kallis and Johnston focus their analysis on films that point to the need for father atonement, ego-decentering, and the resurrection of the lost feminine to heal our collective gendered cultural wounds. Many of these “mystic” films, they contend, affirm the role of meaningful suffering, compassion, integration of the feminine, self-sacrifice, and transcendence as antidotes to the inevitable woundedness of the human condition. Ultimately, the authors argue for the importance of digging into the substance of cultural wounds – rather than superficially suturing them over – to change the conversation about woundedness and provide a roadmap for healing gendered relations in contemporary American culture. The book concludes with a discussion of Joseph Campbell’s interpretation of the metaphorical power of myth and its transcendent function to argue for a theory of “us”, rather than a theory of “us versus them.” Scholars of film, gender studies, American studies, cultural studies, gender studies, and psychology will find this book of particular interest.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-12-12
Mått:157 x 236 x 21 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:262
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781793626073

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Susan Mackey-Kallis is professor in the Department of Communication at Villanova University.Brian Johnston is assistant professor of communication in the Department of Language and Literature at Glenville State University.

Recensioner i media

Offering vivid critique throughout the volume, Susan Mackey-Kallis and Brian Johnston acutely analyze how gender, race, and class intersect to create complex identities via narrative film. Sophisticated theory and savvy use of current events allows the authors to offer both rich insights into the films analyzed—films that range from Marvel movies to art house classics—as well as ideas about how viewers might respond to those films individually and culturally. The authors’ engaging style and thoughtful analysis of each film made me want to jump immediately to the next chapter.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsIntroduction: Wounding and Healing: The Search for Self in American Film and CultureSection 1: The Tragic Frame: Suffering, Scapegoating, Mortification, Masculine (White) Fragility, and the Lack/Loss of the Feeling FunctionSection 1: PrefaceChapter 1: There Will Be Blood: “Give Me the Blood”Chapter 2: Million Dollar Baby: “Hits Too Close to the Bone” Chapter 3: Moonlight: “Who Is You, Man?” Section 2: The Comic Frame: Suffering, Scapegoating, Mortification, and the Search for the FeminineSection 2: PrefaceChapter 4: Guardians of the Galaxy: “We Are Groot”Chapter 5: Iron Man:“I Am Iron Man”Chapter 6: The Darjeeling Limited: “We Haven’t Located Us Yet”Section 3: The Mystic Frame: Reflexivity, Transcendence, Restoration of the Feminine and the Flowering of CompassionSection 3: PrefaceChapter 7: Ad Astra: “We’re All We’ve Got”Chapter 8: Big Fish: “To Catch an Uncatchable Fish”Chapter 9: The Fountain: “Dying as an Act of Creation”Conclusion: Final Thoughts: “Thou Art That”BibliographyAbout the Authors