Hegemonik Erkeklikten Erkekliğin Kırılganlığına: The Power of the Dog Filminde Homososyal İlişkiler
From Hegemonic Masculinity to Fragile Masculinity: Homosocial Relations in The Power of the Dog

Summary/Abstract: Since the 1990s, many studies have challenged the concept of hegemonic masculinity by producing different categories or attempting to read masculinities parallel to hegemonic masculinity. One of the concepts produced is fragile masculinity. While hegemonic masculinity implies the position of masculinity on the highest level of the hierarchy, which is difficult to have, fragile masculinity points out that this position is constructed with the risk of being lost at any moment. The 2021 movie, The Power of the Dog, offers a good analysis to read the unstable positions of masculinities. The movie shows different masculinity performances as well as the role of homosocial places and relationships in unstable positions of these performances. This article focuses on the representations of masculinities and discusses the reciprocal interaction of hegemonic and non-hegemonic masculinities and their changing positions. It concludes that homosociality not only supports the masculinities but also reveals the fragility

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