BEING AND PERFORMING THE MASCULINITY IN KARIM RASLANâS GO EAST

This paper explores the concept of being and performing masculinity in Karim Raslan's short story Go East. Torn between being a man in his own terms and performing socially endorsed masculine roles and sexual desires, the protagonist, Mahmud, negotiates and transgresses gender borders, resultin...

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Main Author: Collin Jerome
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Petra Christian University 2008-01-01
Series:K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature
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Online Access:http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/16756