Fathers on film : paternity and masculinity in 1990s Hollywood / Katie Barnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnett, Katie, author.

Series:

Library of gender and popular culture.

Library of gender and popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fatherhood in motion pictures.

Fathers in motion pictures.

Masculinity in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Social and Political Philosophy.

Aesthetics.

Philosophy.

History of Western Philosophy.

Local Subjects:

Social and Political Philosophy.

Aesthetics.

Philosophy.

History of Western Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages).

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

System Details:

text file

HTML

Summary:

"The father is an enduring and iconic figure in Hollywood cinema and in the 1990s, narratives of redemptive fatherhood featured prominently in some of the decade's most popular films like Kindergarten Cop, Mrs Doubtfire, Jurassic Park and The Lion King. This desire to restore paternity to its apotheosis highlighted wider cultural anxieties about the United States' international predominance as the so-called 'American Century' departed, but also reflected the country's domestic anxieties. The post-industrial, post-feminist and post-AIDS landscape had created changing constructions of masculinity that challenged what constituted a family and were seen to threaten the social fabric. Interpreting such films through the lens of feminist and queer theory, along with masculinity studies and psychoanalysis, Katie Barnett offers an insightful and interdisciplinary discussion of cinematic fathers for students, teachers and film enthusiasts alike"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1.Introduction: American Fathers, American Futures2.Fathers of the Future: Extinction and Survival in Jurassic Park3.Dad vs. the State: Hollywood's Courtroom Battles4.Fathers, Sons and Loss5.Return of the (Lion) King: Fatherhood Beyond Death6.Guys That Say Goodnight: Gay Fatherhood and the Quest for Legitimacy7.Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index.

ISBN:

1-350-12089-8

9781350120860

1350120863