{"title":"Mark Anthony Neal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Anthony Neal\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations within the realms of biography and memoir, sharing personal narratives that resonate with cultural and social themes. Readers can expect works that blend intimate storytelling with critical reflection, providing a unique perspective on identity, community, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough his writing, Neal invites contemplation on how personal experience intersects with broader societal issues. His books often balance evocative memoir with thoughtful analysis, making them compelling reads for those interested in both individual journeys and collective narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"save-a-seat-for-me-by-mark-anthony-neal-9781668054246","title":"Save a Seat for Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the preeminent scholar on Black masculinity in America,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSave a Seat for Me\u003c\/em\u003e is Mark Anthony Neal’s attempt to bring his scholarship on fatherhood to a broader audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSave a Seat for Me\u003c\/em\u003e embraces the nuances of how contemporary frameworks of masculinity, informed by unprecedented advances in women and LGBTQ communities, have necessitated a reimagining of the societal expectations a father plays in the public and private sectors of their homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe soul of this book centers on Neal’s confrontation of the various political, cultural, and historical narratives and messages that inform the role of Black fatherhood, and fatherhood at large, which has put him at odds with the way he fathers his own children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaised by a working-class father, during a time when American society conceived of the role of father as protector, provider, and disciplinarian, Neal struggles with these expectations as his education (a doctorate's degree), profession (tenured professor at one of the best colleges in the country), and financial position (making more money than his father ever did) are drastically different from that of his father. Linking his father to his own fathering of his two daughters, Neal grounds his intellectual arguments about Black fatherhood in experience and emotion. This makes for a vulnerable read, as well as a transformative one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn our culture, the public performance of fatherhood keeps us from wondering what the practice of being a father looks like in private. Neal is opening a long-overdue door to the interiority that Black men particularly—and men living in a patriarchal society generally—have only learned existed in the last twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47745310687468,"sku":"9781668054246","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781668054246-save-a-seat-for-me.jpg?v=1781499510"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mark-anthony-neal.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}