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The Void of Acceptable Masculinity During Czech State Socialism

The Case of Radek John's Memento

Libora Oates-Indruchová

Masaryk University, Brno; Pardubice University, Czech Republic

During Czech state socialism, masculinity in cultural representations was bound up with the official sociology, and thus, it was likely to be discredited in popular perception. As the dominant ideology took over the main existing models, the concept of masculinity was devoid of any alternative model. The popular novel published during the last years of state socialism, which this article considers as a case study, fills the void of masculinity with the body as the last resort to which a man seeking an alternative can turn in this situation.

Key Words: state socialism • Czech masculinities • popular literature • R. John: Memento • models of masculinity • masculinity and drugs • homosexuality • body

Men and Masculinities, Vol. 8, No. 4, 428-450 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X04265988
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