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Overview
What do the Promise Keeper's Movement and the Million Man March reveal about our notions of masculinity and paternal responsibility? What can such films as Varda's Vagabond and Bergman's Persona tell us about contemporary notions of masculinity and femininity? In this provocative new book, well-known feminist and philosopher Kelly Oliver examines the dynamics of identity to develop a new theory which challenges traditional notions of paternity and maternity.
Synopsis
What do the Promise Keeper's Movement and the Million Man March reveal about our notions of masculinity and paternal responsibility? What can such films as Varda's Vagabond and Bergman's Persona tell us about contemporary notions of masculinity and femininity? In this provocative new book, well-known feminist and philosopher Kelly Oliver examines the dynamics of identity to develop a new theory which challenges traditional notions of paternity and maternity.
Booknews
Ten essays by feminist theorist Oliver (Philosophy, U. of Texas). Attempting, in the wake of postmodern thinkers such as Foucault and Derrida, to find a ground for identity and which does not rob social and political actors of their agency, the essays explore paternal and maternal representations of political actors, philosophical writers, film makers, and others. Specific topics include the idealization of responsible fatherhood by the Nation of Islam and the Promise Keepers movement and the possible contribution of chaos physics as a model for agency without subjects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)