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OverviewWhat 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lovisa Berg (Dalarna University, Sweden)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780755637669ISBN 10: 0755637666 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 29 June 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. 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’ BiographiesReviewsA much-needed contribution to Syrian literary studies, this work sheds a critical lens on the construct of masculinity in Syrian novels by women and, as such, directs our gaze to the female perspective of males. --Alexa Firat, Assistant Professor, Temple University, USA A much-needed contribution to Syrian literary studies, this work sheds a critical lens on the construct of masculinity in Syrian novels by women and, as such, directs our gaze to the female perspective of males. * Alexa Firat, Assistant Professor, Temple University, USA * Author InformationLovisa Berg is a senior lecturer of Arabic at Dalarna University, Sweden and the head of the Arabic department. She has a PhD in Arabic and Islamic studies, her main research topics are modern Syrian literature, Syrian drama series and gender studies. She teaches Arabic literature and language on undergraduate and graduate level. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |