Masculinities in Austrian Contemporary Literature: Strategic
Evasion shows the important contribution that literature can make
to the understanding of masculinities, by offering insights into
the mental structures of hegemonic masculinity. It argues that
while there is evidence of frustrating hegemonic masculinities,
contemporary Austrian literature offers few positive images of
alternative masculinity. The texts simultaneously criticize and
present fantasies of hegemonic masculinity and as such provide a
space for ambiguity and evasion. While providing readers with an
in-depth study of the works of the authors Daniel Kehlmann, Doron
Rabinovici and Arno Geiger, Matthias Eck elaborates the concept of
strategic evasion. In order to bridge the gap between the ideal of
masculinity and reality the male characters adopt two strategies of
evasion: evasion to hide a softer and gentler side, and evasion
into a world of fantasy where they pretend to live up to the ideal
of hegemonic masculinity.
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