Essays about: "Rebecka Edvinsson"

Found 1 essay containing the words Rebecka Edvinsson.

  1. 1. May the Best Man Win : Non-stereotypical Masculinity in the Novel A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Rebecka Edvinsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Hanya Yanagihara; A Little Life; Masculinity; Hegemonic Masculinity; Stereotypes; Femininity; Hanya Yanagihara; Ett Litet Liv; Maskulinitet; Hegemonisk Maskulinitet; Stereotyper; Femininitet;

    Abstract : In this essay, Hanya Yanagihara’s main characters from the novel A Little Life (2015) are analyzed, with the basis of gender stereotypes and with the help of Raewyn Connell’s theory of hegemonic masculinity. It argues that the characters in question challenge the typical gender roles in the way that they are lacking in comparison to Connell’s theory of hegemonic masculinity and are portrayed with feminine attributes. READ MORE