Postfeminism and paternity in contemporary U.S. film framing fatherhood

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 config...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamad, Hannah (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; London : Routledge 2014
Series:Routledge advances in film studies ; 28
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See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991007823489708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Table of 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.