{"product_id":"daddy-issues-isbn-9781839764370","title":"Daddy Issues","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn the fraught bonds between daughters and their fathers, women and the patriarchywomen patriarchy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this beguiling, incisive book, critically acclaimed writer Katherine Angel examines the place of fathers in contemporary culture with her characteristic mix of boldness and nuance, asking how the mixture of love and hatred we feel toward our fathers—and patriarchal father figures—can be turned into a relationship that is generative rather than destructive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Moving deftly between psychoanalysis from Freud to Winnicott, cultural visions of fathering from \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e to Ivanka Trump, and issues from incest to MeToo, Angel probes the fraught bond of daughters and fathers, women and the patriarchal regime. What, she asks, is this discomfiting space of love and hate—and how are we to reckon with both fealty and rebellion?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As in her earlier book \u003ci\u003eTomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again\u003c\/i\u003e, Angel proves herself to be one of the most perceptive feminist writers at work today.“This is a brave and brilliant book by one of the most insightful and articulate writers at work today. Katherine Angel is unafraid to look head on at the forgotten figure in feminism’s critique of patriarchy: the father. All of us, daughters and sons, mothers and fathers, are enriched by confronting these libidinal energies, these daddy issues at the centre of all of our lives.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Lauren Elkin, author of \u003ci\u003eFlâneuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “One of our most daring, exciting and nuanced writers.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Deborah Levy, author of \u003ci\u003eReal Estate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A timely, necessary work from one of our most vital thinkers. Moving with ease across psychoanalysis, popular culture and literary criticism, weaponising the thought of Woolf, Winnicott and Solanas, \u003ci\u003eDaddy Issues\u003c\/i\u003e flips the familial script and takes aim at all our Daddies: domestic, cultural, patriarchal, even presidential. The result is a wincingly perceptive, deeply engaged book, one that takes us into the dark heart of a cultural fixation, then shows us, with deep care and empathy, the way back out.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Sam Byers, author of \u003ci\u003ePerfidious Albion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In this probing and erudite essay, Katherine Angel asks ‘Is it ever possible to get rid of the father, or is he forever internalised?’ Angel traces the many ways that culture and life reflect the needs of father figures over and above those of ‘daughters,’ and how through both imagination and collective attention, we can begin to see and dismantle some of this power. A beautiful and necessary read.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Emilie Pine, author of \u003ci\u003eNotes to Self\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In this impressive and intelligent examination of the father figure, Angel expertly intersects the subject with feminism, mythology, Donald Winnicott, Brett Kavanaugh and more. Her unstinting eye and intellectual vigour make \u003ci\u003eDaddy Issues\u003c\/i\u003e an engaging interrogation. It feels utterly vital in the context of #MeToo and the political flux the world currently finds itself in.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Sinéad Gleeson, author of \u003ci\u003eConstellations: Reflections from Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A brilliant investigation into the father figure in culture that is also a powerful intervention in the #MeToo debate. Through it all, I think, sounds a call to be present for each other, attentive and open, willing to work for each other’s full personhood.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Adam Foulds, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening Maze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In \u003ci\u003eDaddy Issues\u003c\/i\u003e, Katherine Angel holds the image of the father in a steady, critical gaze, generating both questions and hesitations, and opening up a vital space in which to challenge how power works in the family.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—David Hayden, author of \u003ci\u003eDarker with the Lights On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Effortlessly moving from the novels of Virginia Woolf to the theories of psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, Angel demonstrates a sharp intellectual acuity in her elucidation of the cultural mythos surrounding ‘daddies.’ The result is a valuable contribution to the feminist understanding of fatherhood.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this cheekily titled feminist analysis, author Katherine Angel dissects the patriarchy with a sharp combination of individual psychology and cultural critique. An exciting follow-up to \u003ci\u003eTomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Alison Foreman, \u003ci\u003eAV Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Katherine Angel’s astute observations on the impact of the #MeToo movement, the retrenchment of feminism by younger women, and our current state of gender relations is compelling.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Roberta E. Winter, \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An examination of our often prurient fascination with the dynamic, and that fascination’s inherent misogyny. [Angel’s] thought-provoking approach is to argue that our society has overlooked the place of daddies in ‘daddy issues.’ To prove the point, she dexterously analyzes a variety of literary works, historical figures like Virginia Woolf’s father, Leslie Stephen, and contemporary tabloid examples, like Meghan Markle and Ivanka Trump.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Annie Hamilton, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Angel\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDaddy Issues: Love and Hate in the Time of Patriarchy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnmastered: A Book on Desire, Most Difficult to Tell\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches creative and critical writing at the University of London, and her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302035902693,"sku":"NP9781839764370","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781839764370.jpg?v=1767724415","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/daddy-issues-isbn-9781839764370","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}