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Masculine identity in Marlene van Niekerk’s Agaat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10836235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Pretorius (0000-0003-4442-1926, University of Pretoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-43 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tydskrif vir letterkunde (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-476X • E-ISSN: 2309-9070 |
| Publisher | Academy of Science of South Africa (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4314/tvl.v51i1.3 |
| OpenAlex | W2022881215 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Critical commentary on Jak de Wet in Marlene van Niekerk’s Agaat centres on his being a patriarchal stereotype of Afrikaner nationalism. However, while his negative behaviour in the novel is undeniable, the construction of his masculine identity is mediated by the emasculated space in which he enacts it. This article reads his masculinity in relation to the concept of “hegemonic masculinity”, the spatial construction of public and private masculine identities, and masculinity as performative. This highlights the ways in which Jak’s representation reveals transient moments of insight. These moments find expression in the novel’s recurring images of mobility that culminate in his death
Aesthetics · Art · Hegemonic masculinity · Identity (music · Literature · Masculinity · Nationalism · Performative utterance · Political science · Politics · Private space · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Literature, Politics, and Exile Studies · Philosophy · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |