Being the Other, the Other Being : Masculine Insecurities in Matthew Haig's The Humans and Blake Crouch's Dark Matter
Martín Alegre, Sara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Títol variant:	Ser el otro, el otro ser : inseguridades masculinas en 'Los humanos' de Matt Haig y 'Materia Oscura' de Blake Crouch
Publicació:	Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA), 2023
Resum:	Haig and Crouch use science fiction to reject the workaholic male genius who refuses to be a good family man. Martin is replaced by an alien who is better at performing human masculinity than he ever was. As for Jason, by killing Jason2 he eliminates his workaholic self and regains his lost happy family life. Crouch, though, cannot wholly erase the impression that this man is replaceable because he can never prove that Jason is unique. Ultimately, whether a man is selfish or caring, his choices may make him vulnerable. In Haig's and Crouch's novels, the 'other being' embodies the choices not taken and men's struggle to combine professional ambition and a rewarding family life. It is, therefore, important to highlight science fiction's contribution to the discussion of these male anxieties and to the endorsement of a newly detoxed masculinity.
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Llengua:	Anglès i Castellà
Document:	Working paper ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Masculinidad ; Multiverso ; Blake Crouch ; Materia oscura (novela) ; Matt Haig ; Los humanos (novela)
Publicat a:	SFRA Review, Vol 52 Num 4 (2022), ISSN 2641-2837

Adreça original: https://sfrareview.org/2022/10/23/being-the-other-the-other-being-masculine-insecurities-in-matthew-haigs-the-humans-and-blake-crouchs-dark-matter/

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