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“The Void of Acceptable Masculinity During Czech State Socialism: The Case of Radek John’s Memento“.

OATES-INDRUCHOVÁ, Libora

Basic information

Original name

“The Void of Acceptable Masculinity During Czech State Socialism: The Case of Radek John’s Memento“.

Name in Czech

Prázdný prostor přijatelné maskulinity za státního socialismu: případ Mementa Radka Johna

Authors

OATES-INDRUCHOVÁ, Libora (203 Czech Republic, guarantor)

Edition

Men and Masculinities, 2006, 1097-184X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

Literature, mass media, audio-visual activities

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/06:00018092

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

state socialism; Czech masculinities; popular literature; R. John: Memento; models of masculinity; masculinity and drugs; homosexuality; body

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 15/6/2007 10:08, doc. Libora Oates-Indruchová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

During state socialism, masculinity in cultural representations was bound up with the official ideology, and thus, it was likely to be discredited in popular perception. As the dominant ideology took over the main existing models, the concept of masculinity was devoid of any alternative model. The popular novel published during the last years of state socialism, which this article considers as a case study, fills the void of masculinity with the body as the last resort to which a man seeking an alternative can turn in this situation.

In Czech

During state socialism, masculinity in cultural representations was bound up with the official ideology, and thus, it was likely to be discredited in popular perception. As the dominant ideology took over the main existing models, the concept of masculinity was devoid of any alternative model. The popular novel published during the last years of state socialism, which this article considers as a case study, fills the void of masculinity with the body as the last resort to which a man seeking an alternative can turn in this situation.