Grief, Madness, and Crises of Masculinity in Mind-Game Films - Hardcover

by Rosalind Sibielski (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Rosalind Sibielski is assistant professor of English and film studies at Rhode Island College