Studying Masculinity(ies) in Books about Girls.

Q3 Social Sciences

Canadian Journal of Education Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI:10.2307/20466648

Helen Harper

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This study explored the nature and performance of masculinity portrayed in popular young adult novels featuring female protagonists. Although all had their limitations, the novels offered more complex renderings of gendered identity in the lives of female and male adolescent characters, addressed the effects of enforced traditional masculinity, and productively, if only momentarily, disrupted the connection between sex and gender in ways that allow for engagement with alternative notions of masculinity. Studying masculinity in these contemporary young adult novels about girls’ lives offers much for students and teachers to consider in analyzing masculinity and femininity in texts and in life. Key words : cross ‐ dressing, youth, literature, masculinity, femininity, adolescent novels L’etude porte sur la masculinite telle que representee dans des romans populaires pour jeunes adultes mettant en scene des protagonistes de sexe feminin. Malgre les faiblesses de tous ces romans, ils presentent des descriptions relativement complexes de l’identite masculine et feminine a l’adolescence, tiennent compte des effets de la masculinite traditionnelle et reussissent, ne serait ‐ ce que momentanement, a ebranler le lien entre le sexe et le genre de maniere a permettre la prise en compte d’autres notions de la masculinite. Ces romans contemporains pour adolescents sur la vie des filles offrent un materiau riche aux eleves et aux enseignants qui veulent reflechir sur la masculinite et la feminite dans les textes et dans la vie. Mots cles : Travestisme, jeunesse, litterature, masculinite, feminite, romans pour adolescents

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在关于女孩的书中研究男性气质。

本研究探讨了流行的以女性为主角的青少年小说中所描绘的男性气质的本质和表现。尽管这些小说都有其局限性，但它们在青少年女性和男性角色的生活中提供了更复杂的性别身份呈现，解决了强制的传统男性气质的影响，并有效地(即使只是暂时地)打破了性与性别之间的联系，从而允许人们参与到男性气质的其他概念中。研究这些当代少女小说中的男性气质，为学生和教师分析文本和生活中的男性气质和女性气质提供了许多参考。关键词:异性扮装，青年，文学，男性气质，女性气质，青少年小说《男性气质之门》，《代表罗马平民与青年成人相遇的场景》。Malgre les failesses de tous ces romans，现在的描述是关系复合物，男性和女性的身份，青春期，完整的影响，男性的传统，女性的拒绝，新的服务，独特的时刻，一个完整的男人，男性的中心，男性的类型，男性的类型，一个完整的作家概念，完整的男性的概念。在罗马当代文学中，青少年们在生活中充满了犯罪，在物质上富有，在物质上富有，在物质上富有，在物质上富有，在物质上富有，在物质上富有，在物质上富有，在物质上富有，在物质上富有，在物质上富有，在物质上富有。格言:travestime, jeunesse, literature, masculinity, feminite, romans pour teens

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Canadian Journal of Education Social Sciences-Education

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： The Canadian Journal of Education (CJE) is a national peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the membership of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. The CJE prioritizes research and scholarly writing that is of relevance to the Canadian education community. The journal is read by scholars worldwide, and aims to represent the valuable contributions that Canadian scholars in education continue to make to the field. The Journal accepts and publishes both French and English articles and book reviews. CJE on occasion also publishes international papers that shed light on shared issues and that include Canadian authors as references.