UID:
almahu_9949273485202882
Umfang:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780755637652
Inhalt:
"What can novels tell us about masculinity in Syria? In this book, Lovisa Berg explores over 20 Syrian novels covering the last 50 years of the 20th century. Uniquely, she examines only female writers in order to gauge the changing ways in which Syrian women perceived the function of masculinity, and the impact certain attitudes towards masculinity have on men, women, children and Syrian society, from a female perspective. The works of writers from Kulit Khuri to Usayma Darwish are analysed to explore changing attitudes to gender in Syria and the Middle East, as well as the political upheavals within the country and region. We see the idealistically portrayed men in the novels of female authors in the 1950s give way in time to a more critical depictions of patriarchy. Above all, we see through the use of novels a plethora of critiques of masculine hegemony in Syrian society, the authors of which are able with the use of fiction to reorganise and question maleness in a way denied to them in reality. This book will be of interest to scholars of Contemporary Syrian and Arabic Literature, Masculinity Studies and Women's Studies."--
Anmerkung:
1. Introduction -- 2. Becoming a Man - Developing Masculinity -- 3. Dream Masculinity - Or the Male as a Vehicle for Self-Realisation -- 4. Real or Ideal Masculinity? -- 5. Masculinity - a Demanding Role to Play -- 6. Harmful Masculinity -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix: Authors' Biographies.
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Also issued in print: I.B. Tauris, 2021.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9780755637621
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.5040/9780755637652
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