The Male Return to the Countryside in Spanish Culture

Lorraine Ryan

doi:10.1080/14753820.2023.2291278

The Male Return to the Countryside in Spanish Culture

Lorraine Ryan^*

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Abstract

This article explores the cultural representation of the urban male´s return to the countryside in Santiago Lorenzo´s Los Asquerosos, Javier Cercas´s Terra Alta, Oliver Laxe´s Lo que arde, Rodrigo Sorogoyen´s As Bestas and Mikel Guerrea´s film Suro. The analysis will consider the interrelated themes of gender equality, affect, male mental health, class, arguing that the rural space is represented as both a potential locus for reinvention for male urbanites, but also a space of decline and violence that reaffirms hegemonic masculinity.

Original language	English
Article number	2291278
Number of pages	28
Journal	Bulletin of Spanish Studies
Early online date	24 Jan 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14753820.2023.2291278
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 24 Jan 2024

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Keywords

Male Mental Health
Ecocriticism
Masculinity in Spanish Culture
Rurality in Spanish Culture
Las Bestias
Los Asquerosos
Lo que arde
Terra Alta

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The Male Return to the Countryside in Spanish Culture

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