Andrea Ochsner

Lad Trouble

Masculinity and Identity in the British Male Confessional Novel of the 1990s

2009, 388 S., kart., 35,80 €
ISBN 978-3-8376-1161-8
Reihe Cultural Studies

Schlagworte:

Contemporary British Novel, Popular Culture, Masculinity, Identity Crisis, Gender Trouble, Deconstruction, Performativity

Adressaten:
Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Literary Studies, Sociology, Media Studies

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In the 1990s, the male confessional novel, most prominently represented by Nick Hornby (»High Fidelity«), but also by writers such as Tim Lott (»White City Blue«) and Mike Gayle (»My Legendary Girlfriend«), articulated the structure of feeling of the male generation in their late twenties/early-to-mid-thirties.
The book presents the advent of the male confessional novel in a fresh and yet critical light, challenging the feminist claim that the genre should be understood as a backlash against feminism and a relapse into sexism. By applying an eclectic theoretical framework, ranging from Raymond Williams to Anthony Giddens, Judith Butler and Jacques Derrida, the study illustrates why the male confessional novel is too complex a phenomenon to be solely interpreted in terms of retrosexism. It convincingly shows how the multitude of postmodern gender scripts adds to the crisis of identity and to the problematic nature of clearly defined gender relationships.

Andrea Ochsner (PhD) teaches English Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Basel, Switzerland.


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»Mit ›Lad Trouble‹ legt Andrea Ochsner eine sehr breit angelegte Studie vor, die die Konstruktion von Maskulinität in der britischen ›male confessional novel‹ der 1990er überzeugend analysiert und intelligent kontextualisiert.«

Anna Beck, KULT_online, 24 (2010)

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