The Masculine Dilemma: Entanglement of Violence and Maleness in "The Only Good Indians"

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dc.contributor.advisorWieser, Kimberly
dc.contributor.authorWitt, Jacob
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEaton, Kalenda
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKeresztesi, Rita
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T21:32:03Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T21:32:03Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-14
dc.date.manuscript2022
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the four Blackfeet male protagonists within Stephen Graham Jones’s "The Only Good Indians" in order to investigate stereotypes often applied to masculinity, specifically Indigenous masculinity. Examining portrayals of characters that demonstrate these stereotypes, this thesis is written to spark conversations about the why behind these social expectations, to recognize where stereotypes are rooted, and to build discussion about how to overthrow these conventions. Borrowing from—and entering into conversation with—Indigenous Gender Studies scholars such as Sam McKegney, Daniel Heath Justice, and others, this thesis relies upon real life experiences and realities in order to frame the conversation regarding portrayals of hypermasculine behaviors and internalized expectations. This thesis hopes to create discussions of how and why men act in certain manners, live in certain ways, or even make certain decisions by recognizing ourselves within Jones’s portrayals of his protagonists.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/335393
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.subjectMasculinityen_US
dc.subjectStereotypesen_US
dc.subjectBehavioren_US
dc.subjectConversationen_US
dc.thesis.degreeMaster of Artsen_US
dc.titleThe Masculine Dilemma: Entanglement of Violence and Maleness in "The Only Good Indians"en_US
ou.groupDodge Family College of Arts and Sciences::Department of Englishen_US
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