{"product_id":"fathers-masculinity-and-authoritarianism-in-latin-american-cinema-paperback","title":"Fathers, Masculinity, and Authoritarianism in Latin American Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrina Dzero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow contemporary Latin American filmmakers are using\u003cbr\u003ethe father figure to critique political leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, through\u003cbr\u003ean analysis of twenty-first-century films created in Latin America, Irina Dzero\u003cbr\u003eargues that contemporary filmmakers are using the figure of the father as a\u003cbr\u003emetaphor for political leadership. Dzero makes the case that the abusive and\u003cbr\u003econtrolling fathers in many recent films reflect a growing rejection of predatory\u003cbr\u003eand coercive authority in the region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The chapters in \u003ci\u003eFathers, \u003cbr\u003eMasculinity, and Authoritarianism in Latin American Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e focus on films\u003cbr\u003emade in Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and Chile. Dzero\u003cbr\u003eidentifies different types of authoritarian leaders represented in these works--the\u003cbr\u003ehistrion who basks in the admiration of crowds; the disciplinarian enforcing\u003cbr\u003erules; the profiteer without principle; the backslapping charmer; the rapist\u003cbr\u003ewho awes with transgression; and the scold who berates and gaslights. Many of\u003cbr\u003ethese films are based on plays, novels, and memoirs written under oppressive\u003cbr\u003edictatorships in the 1970s, and Dzero shows how today's cinematic retellings\u003cbr\u003erevise the original stories to portray children confronting and even defeating\u003cbr\u003etheir fathers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dzero's thought-provoking\u003cbr\u003einterpretations establish an innovative new way of understanding societies with\u003cbr\u003epolitical histories of authoritarianism. By tracking the shift within these\u003cbr\u003ecountries toward accountability for leaders and their actions, this volume\u003cbr\u003edemonstrates the potential of creative work to represent, shape, and change cultural\u003cbr\u003ebeliefs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities\u003cbr\u003ethrough the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the\u003cbr\u003eHumanities.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978211328301,"sku":"9781683405290","price":50.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/2sAuTAX8UG9781683405290.webp?v=1775801042","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/fathers-masculinity-and-authoritarianism-in-latin-american-cinema-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}