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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149386003321

Titolo

The dynamics of masculinity in contemporary Spanish culture / / edited by Lorraine Ryan and Ana Corbalán

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-30265-9

1-315-30267-5

1-315-30266-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations

Collana

New Hispanisms: Cultural and Literary Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

CorbalánAna

RyanLorraine

Disciplina

860.9112

Soggetti

Spanish literature - 21st century - History and criticism

Masculinity in literature

Masculinity - Spain

Literature and society - Spain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. The forge and cultural subversion of Francoist masculinity -- section 2. The reconfiguration of hegemonic masculinity -- section 3. Regional emergent masculinities.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of essays explores cultural phenomena that are shaping masculine identities in contemporary Spain, asking and striving to answer these compelling questions: what does it mean to be a man in present-day Spain? How has masculinity evolved since Franco's dictatorship? What are the dynamics of masculinity in contemporary Spanish culture? How has hegemonic masculinity been contested in cultural productions? This volume is comprised of sixteen essays that address these very questions by examining literary, cultural and film representations of the configurations of masculinities in contemporary Spain. Divided into three thematic units, starting with the undermining of the monolithic Francoist archetype of masculinity, continuing with the reformulation of hegemonic masculinity and finishing with regional emergent masculinities, all of the volume´s essays focus on the redefinition of Spanish masculinities. Principal themes of the volume



include alternative families, queer masculinities, performative masculinities, memory and resistance to hegemonic discourses of manliness, violence and emotions, public versus private masculinities, regional masculinities, and marginal masculinities. This exploration not only produces new insights into masculinity, but also yields nuanced insights into the recuperation of memory in contemporary Spain, the reconfiguration of the family, the status of women in Spanish society, and regional identities.