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Nur Wulan

Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

Dra. Nur Wulan, M.A., PhD, specifically, has an interest in masculinities studies or norms of masculinity. Masculinities studies are concerned with the concept of maleness in society and its representation in literature. The representation of masculinity in literature that she has been studying is especially related to children and youth literature ‘Masculinity’ and ‘children and youth literature’ are two important entities. Children's literature is usually connected to its role as a means to educate. Meanwhile, adult literature is more than just to educate, which is to break the norm or offer subversive values. In general what is in the children and youth literature reflects norms which are considered to be more ideal by a society. She decided to choose masculinities studies because in the field of gender inquiry there are not many studies that examine masculinity. Studies on gender which have widely been addressed are studies on feminism or the norms of femaleness. Meanwhile, studies on male representation in literature are limited. Therefore, she chose to study masculinity in children and youth literature in Indonesia for her dissertation.

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