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Wounded masculinity and the search for (father) self in American film / Susan Mackey-Kallis, Brian Johnston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mackey-Kallis, Susan, author.
- Johnston, Brian, 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Masculinity in motion pictures.
- Self in motion pictures.
- Violence in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States--History--21st century.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 250 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
- 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".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 06, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Mackey-Kallis, Susan. Wounded masculinity and the search for (father) self in American film
- ISBN:
- 9781793626080
- 1793626081
- Publisher Number:
- 40032144039
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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