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Grief, Madness, and Crises of Masculinity in Mind-Game Films - by Rosalind Sibielski (Hardcover)
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- This book analyzes mind-game films and TV series featuring male protagonists who retreat into imagined realities to cope with trauma and grief.
- About the Author: Rosalind Sibielski is assistant professor of English and film studies at Rhode Island College
- 200 Pages
- Social Science, Gender Studies
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About the Book
This book analyzes mind-game films and TV series featuring male protagonists who retreat into imagined realities to cope with trauma and grief. It examines their stories of intersecting crises of reality and crises of masculinity within the context of U.S. culture wars over th...Book Synopsis
This book analyzes mind-game films and TV series featuring male protagonists who retreat into imagined realities to cope with trauma and grief. It examines their stories of intersecting crises of reality and crises of masculinity within the context of U.S. culture wars over the way that manhood should be enacted.
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Positioned at the intersection of gender studies and film narratology, Rosalind Sibielski's book contributes significantly to both disciplines. Its key argument - that mind-game films and TV series create male protagonists impaired by their perceived failure to live up to the values of patriarchal masculinity - is both provocative and perceptive. Sibielski offers commentary on the psychodramas of guilt and traumatic loss that drive the puzzle plots of Memento, Inception, Mr. Robot, and other compelling examples of mind-game storytelling.
About the Author
Rosalind Sibielski is assistant professor of English and film studies at Rhode Island College
