Kelman and Masculinity

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Abstract / Description of output

This chapter deconstructs the masculinism of James Kelman's narrative style, positing his resistance to hegemonic male identity through representations of the male body as weak and porous, and a re-routing of hegemonic masculinity through women.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEdinburgh Companion to James Kelman
EditorsScott Hames
Place of PublicationEdinburgh
PublisherEdinburgh University Press
Pages111-120
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9780748639649
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Publication series

NameEdinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • James Kelman, gender, masculinity, hegemonic identity

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