Description |
[ix], 181 pages ; 21 cm |
Series |
Monash papers on Southeast Asia, 0727-6680 ; 71 |
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Monash papers on Southeast Asia ; 71
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Contents |
1. The man question: gender, recklessness and rage -- 2. Heroes and anti-heroes: images of the masculine in the historical novels of Pramoedya Ananta Toer -- 3. Reinventing masculine archetypes: the polyphonic fiction of Ayu Utami -- 4. Alternative masculinities: the landmark film of Indonesia's Generation X -- 5. Men, violence and horror: the films of Rudi Soedjarwo -- 6. Scandal, transgression and the politics of the erotic: the poetry of Binhad Nurrohmat |
Summary |
Maskulinitas is a ground-breaking treatment of the representation of men and masculinity in Indonesian culture, from Suhartoѫs New Order era to the present. It includes critical analysis of Indonesian cultural expression in literature, cinema, society and politics. Drawing on the ideas of Bakhtin, Bourdieu, Maier and others, Marshall Clark explores, with acute insight and a critical eye, constructions of the masculine in contemporary Indonesian society. This book also challenges the way scholars of Indonesia have held firm to the categories and frameworks of gender studiesاa field still often equated with womenѫs studiesاwhile offering fascinating insights into representations and images of men as engendered and engendering subjects.A timely addition to the generally conservative field of scholarship on gender in Southeast Asia, Maskulinitas demonstrates that gender studies needs to encompass ѵthe man questionѫ, especially considering Indonesiaѫs strongly patriarchal society, where the |
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ANALYTIC |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-169) and index (pages 171-181) |
Notes |
Monash papers on Southeast Asia no:71 0727-6680 |
Subject |
Masculinity in literature.
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Masculinity in motion pictures.
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Masculinity in popular culture -- Indonesia.
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Men -- Indonesia.
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Social sciences -- Indonesia.
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SUBJECT |
Indonesia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065757
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Indonesia -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115463
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LC no. |
2010484371 |
ISBN |
9781876924768 (paperback) |
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