Pops in Pop Culture : Fatherhood, Masculinity, and the New Man

This collection investigates the shifting definitions of fatherhood in twenty-first century culture through a variety of popular cultural lenses across national contexts. "Cover"--"Half-Title"--"Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Dedication" -- "Contents" -- "Foreword" -- "Preface" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Introduction: Pops in Pop Context" -- "Section I: Self-Defining Dads: Autobiography, Paternal Lessons, and Narrative Performance" -- "1 Pappahandbooks: Guidebooks for Dads in Twenty-First Century Sweden" -- "2 Fatherhood, Feminism, and Failure in Louis C.K.â#x80;#x99;s Comedy" -- "3 â#x80;#x9C;Daddy Time All the Timeâ#x80;#x9D;: Representations of Involved Fatherhood in Contemporary Dadoirs" -- "4 Daddyblogs Know Best: Histories of Fatherhood in the Cyber Age" -- "Section II: â#x80;#x9C;Realâ#x80;#x9D; Men: Brawn, Power, and Protection" -- "5 Ads and Dads: TV Commercials and Contemporary Attitudes Toward Fatherhood" -- "6 Hard Bodies, Soft Hearts: Mixed-Race Men as Muscular Daddies in the Films of Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson" -- "7 Contemporary Crime-Fighting Dads: Negotiating Masculinity and Fathering in 24 and Castle" -- "8 Tale of Two Fathers: Authenticating Fatherhood in Quantic Dreamâ#x80;#x99;s Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer and Naughty Dogâ#x80;#x99;s The Last of Us" -- "Section III: Economics and Emotions: Providers, Pals, and Nurturers" -- "9 Breaking Dad: Reimagining Postwar Models of American Fatherhood in Breaking Bad" -- "10 Masculinity, Subjectivities, and Caregiving in the British Press: The Case of the Stay-at-Home Father" -- "11 A Sentimental Fathering Model: Alexander McCall Smithâ#x80;#x99;s Vision for Nurturing Paternity in the No. 1 Ladiesâ#x80;#x99; Detective Agency Series" -- "12 Modern Fathers in Modern Family: The Impact of Generational Differences on Fatherhood Styles" -- "Notes on Contributors." Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Foreword 10 Preface 14 Acknowledgments 18 Introduction: Pops in Pop Context 20 Section I: Self-Defining Dads: Autobiography, Paternal Lessons, and Narrative Performance 47 1 Pappahandbooks: Guidebooks for Dads in Twenty-First Century Sweden 48 2 Fatherhood, Feminism, and Failure in Louis C.K.’s Comedy 68 3 “Daddy Time All the Time”: Representations of Involved Fatherhood in Contemporary Dadoirs 84 4 Daddyblogs Know Best: Histories of Fatherhood in the Cyber Age 104 Section II: “Real” Men: Brawn, Power, and Protection 121 5 Ads and Dads: TV Commercials and Contemporary Attitudes Toward Fatherhood 122 6 Hard Bodies, Soft Hearts: Mixed-Race Men as Muscular Daddies in the Films of Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson 140 7 Contemporary Crime-Fighting Dads: Negotiating Masculinity and Fathering in 24 and Castle 156 8 Tale of Two Fathers: Authenticating Fatherhood in Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us 174 Section III: Economics and Emotions: Providers, Pals, and Nurturers 192 9 Breaking Dad: Reimagining Postwar Models of American Fatherhood in Breaking Bad 193 10 Masculinity, Subjectivities, and Caregiving in the British Press: The Case of the Stay-at-Home Father 209 11 A Sentimental Fathering Model: Alexander McCall Smith’s Vision for Nurturing Paternity in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series 227 12 Modern Fathers in Modern Family: The Impact of Generational Differences on Fatherhood Styles 247 Notes on Contributors 264 Index 267 Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction....Pages 1-27 Front Matter....Pages 29-29 Pappahandbooks: Guidebooks for Dads in Twenty-First Century Sweden....Pages 31-50 Fatherhood, Feminism, and Failure in Louis C.K.’s Comedy....Pages 51-66 “Daddy Time All the Time”: Representations of Involved Fatherhood in Contemporary Dadoirs....Pages 67-86 Daddyblogs Know Best: Histories of Fatherhood in the Cyber Age....Pages 87-103 Front Matter....Pages 105-105 Ads and Dads: TV Commercials and Contemporary Attitudes Toward Fatherhood....Pages 107-124 Hard Bodies, Soft Hearts: Mixed-Race Men as Muscular Daddies in the Films of Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson....Pages 125-140 Contemporary Crime-Fighting Dads: Negotiating Masculinity and Fathering in 24 and Castle....Pages 141-158 Tale of Two Fathers: Authenticating Fatherhood in Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us....Pages 159-176 Front Matter....Pages 177-177 Breaking Dad: Reimagining Postwar Models of American Fatherhood in Breaking Bad....Pages 179-194 Masculinity, Subjectivities, and Caregiving in the British Press: The Case of the Stay-at-Home Father....Pages 195-212 A Sentimental Fathering Model: Alexander McCall Smith’s Vision for Nurturing Paternity in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series....Pages 213-232 Modern Fathers in Modern Family: The Impact of Generational Differences on Fatherhood Styles....Pages 233-249 Back Matter....Pages 251-265 "The definitions of fatherhood have shifted in the twenty-first century as paternal subjectivities, conflicts, and desires have registered in new ways in the contemporary family. This collection investigates these sites of change through various lenses from popular culture--film, television, blogs, best-selling fiction and non-fiction, stand-up comedy routines, advertisements, nespaper articles, parenting guide-books, and video games. Treating constructions of the father at the nexus of patriarchy, gender, and (post)feminist philosophy, contributors analyze how fatherhood is defined in relation to masculinity and femininity, and the shifting structures of the heteronormative nuclear family. Perceptions of the father as the traditional breadwinner and authoritarian as compared to a more engaged and involved nurturer are considered via representations of fathers from the US, Canada, Britain, Australia, South Africa, and Sweden"--Provided by publisher "The definitions of fatherhood have shifted in the twenty-first century as paternal subjectivities, conflicts, and desires have registered in new ways in the contemporary family. This collection investigates these sites of change through various lenses from popular culture--film, television, blogs, best-selling fiction and non-fiction, stand-up comedy routines, advertisements, nespaper articles, parenting guide-books, and video games. Treating constructions of the father at the nexus of patriarchy, gender, and (post)feminist philosophy, contributors analyze how fatherhood is defined in relation to masculinity and femininity, and the shifting structures of the heteronormative nuclear family. Perceptions of the father as the traditional breadwinner and authoritarian as compared to a more engaged and involved nurturer are considered via representations of fathers from the US, Canada, Britain, Australia, South Africa, and Sweden"--Back cover The definitions of fatherhood have shifted in the twenty-first century as paternal subjectivities, conflicts, and desires have registered in new ways in the contemporary family. This collection investigates these sites of change through various lenses from popular culture - film, television, blogs, best-selling fiction and non-fiction, stand-up comedy routines, advertisements, newspaper articles, parenting guide-books, and video games. Treating constructions of the father at the nexus of patriarchy, gender, and (post)feminist philosophy, contributors analyze how fatherhood is defined in relation to masculinity and femininity, and the shifting structures of the heteronormative nuclear family. Perceptions of the father as the traditional breadwinner and authoritarian as compared to a more engaged and involved nurturer are considered via representations of fathers from the US, Canada, Britain, Australia, South Africa, and Sweden.