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美国当代南方作家鲍比·安·梅森以开放、去中心、质疑权威的精神在其作品中展现了当今南方男性气质的衰变,男性为此做出的徒劳捍卫以及对女性气质的吸纳,挑战了旧南方绅士的经典形象,颠覆了传统南方文化二元对立的性别规范和思维模式以及长期占统治地位的父权制霸权。梅森否定性别身份生物决定论,认为社会因素在其建构过程中发挥着至关重要的作用,故此性别身份不应是一个僵化、封闭的概念,应赋予其流动、交融性。她笔下与传统模式大相径庭的男性群体是她为与时俱进,重塑男性角色,再造性别关系做出的大胆探索,也揭示了南方生活、价值观的嬗变及其在当今语境中的新形态。
Contemporary American writer Bobby Ann Mason demonstrated in his works the decay of today’s masculinity in the spirit of opening up, going to the center and questioning authority, and the men’s vain defending and absorption of femininity has challenged The classic image of the old Southern gentleman subverts the gender norms and modes of thinking of the dualistic opposition of the traditional Southern culture and the long-dominant patriarchy hegemony. Mason denied the biological determinism of gender identity and considered that social factors play a crucial role in the process of its construction. Therefore, gender identity should not be a rigid and closed concept, but should be given its mobility and blending. Her male group, which is very different from the traditional model, is a bold exploration of gender relations by advancing with the times, reshaping the male role, and revealing the evolution of southern life and values as well as its new forms in today’s context .