Ecomodern Masculinity in Jonathan Franzen's Freedom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3428613 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Seyed Mohammad Hosseini (0000-0002-3476-1508, University of Zanjan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 489-508 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Men and Masculinities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1097-184X • E-ISSN: 1552-6828 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1097184x251382192 |
| OpenAlex | W4414374089 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
This essay explores Freedom as a potential critique of late-capitalist masculinity, focusing on how this theme is embodied in the character of Walter Berglund. Walter's identity crisis is analyzed through the lens of ecomodern masculinity, a concept that reconfigures industrial masculine ideals with ecological concern. Drawing on theorists like Hultman and Connell, the essay explores how environmentalism becomes a new stage for hegemonic masculinity, rather than an alternative to it. Walter navigates competing demands-familial trauma, sociopolitical expectations, and ecological responsibility-by embodying a hybrid masculinity that ultimately upholds the very hierarchies it aims to transcend. This article argues that under the illusion of ecomodern masculinity's strategic flexibility, Walter becomes a violent caregiver in disguise
Embodied cognition · Environmentalism · Hegemonic masculinity · Hegemony · Illusion · Masculinity · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature · Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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Green politics
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Mind, Self, and Society
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |