CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Pavlov, Yuri |
|---|---|
| Title | Elusive Manliness: Reaffirming Masculinities in the Field of Translation Studies in Belarus |
| Summary | The thesis is focused on men’s experiences in a female-dominated environment of the Translation Studies department at Belarusian State University and the way they reaffirm their masculinities in that setting. Drawing on in-depth interviews, in which the men assert that their interpersonal relations with women and each other are based on full equality, I analyze whether men in actuality behave in harmony with that assertion. It seems that the minority status of men creates certain tensions for them. My research shows that the ways men negotiate their masculinities are subtle. I argue that the evasive behavioral patterns that men come up with serve as a mechanism to avoid the danger of possible emasculation. In the Translation Studies department, men reproduce hegemonic masculinity unreflectively; in light of that, the existing structure of gender hierarchies in Belarus is also reproduced. |
| Supervisor | Vera Eliasova |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/pavlov_yuri.pdf |
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