London School of Economics 3 rd Hellenic Observatory PhD Symposium 14 th - 15 th June 2007 What a Greek Man had to do. Studying, Remembering and Representing Masculinity, Gender Relations and Family Structures in Greece from the End of the Civil War (1949) until the Colonels Coup d Etat (1967) Achilleas Hadjikyriacou Achilleas Hadjikyriacou European University Institute, European University Institute, Florence Florence

Research aims To investigate the way that masculinity and gender relations were experienced in urban and rural societies. To investigate the way that masculinity and gender relations were experienced in urban and rural societies. To explore representations of male identity and gender relations in Greek cinema To explore representations of male identity and gender relations in Greek cinema To explore the impact of cultural transfers in the form of modernisation on the society and its representations on screen. To explore the impact of cultural transfers in the form of modernisation on the society and its representations on screen.

Main research questions (1) How are masculinity and gender relations in urban and rural societies described by social anthropologists, sociologists, and social historians? How are masculinity and gender relations in urban and rural societies described by social anthropologists, sociologists, and social historians? How do films of the period represent the male in urban and rural societies? How do films of the period represent the male in urban and rural societies? In which ways has Hollywood influenced the representation of young males in the Greek Cinema? In which ways has Hollywood influenced the representation of young males in the Greek Cinema?

Main research questions (2) How did members of urban and rural societies experience gender issues at the time? How did members of urban and rural societies experience gender issues at the time? How did these people interact with cinematic representations? How did these people interact with cinematic representations? What do people who had been involved in the Greek cinema industry have to say about gender representations? What do people who had been involved in the Greek cinema industry have to say about gender representations?

Main issues addressed Matters of behaviour Matters of behaviour Images Images Structure of the family Structure of the family Male- female spheres Male- female spheres Public- private spheres Public- private spheres Modernity- Tradition Modernity- Tradition Hegemonic- Subordinate masculinities Hegemonic- Subordinate masculinities

General comments Existing bibliography Existing bibliography Large British- US literature on masculinity in films provides the theoretical background. Large British- US literature on masculinity in films provides the theoretical background. Most writers lack historicity. Most writers lack historicity. No previous research in masculinity and gender relations in Greek cinema. No previous research in masculinity and gender relations in Greek cinema. Sources for analysis Sources for analysis Films Films Film critiques from newspapers and magazines Film critiques from newspapers and magazines Posters and other advertisements Posters and other advertisements Literature from the fields of anthropology and sociology. Literature from the fields of anthropology and sociology. Oral testimonies Oral testimonies

Main parts of Paper (1) Chapter 1: Analysing cinema: the interaction between films and audiences. Theories, methods and examples of gender representation and reception Chapter 1: Analysing cinema: the interaction between films and audiences. Theories, methods and examples of gender representation and reception i. What kind of man is he? What kind of man am I? Representing masculinity in the cinema. i. What kind of man is he? What kind of man am I? Representing masculinity in the cinema. ii. Did man create Hollywood or Hollywood created man? Representations of masculinity in post-war American Cinema. ii. Did man create Hollywood or Hollywood created man? Representations of masculinity in post-war American Cinema. iii. Film history has been the history of boys photographing girls. Feminism and Psychoanalysis in film theory. iii. Film history has been the history of boys photographing girls. Feminism and Psychoanalysis in film theory.

Main parts of Paper (2) Chapter 2: Masculinity and gender relations in rural Greece as pictured by social anthropologists. A literature review. Chapter 2: Masculinity and gender relations in rural Greece as pictured by social anthropologists. A literature review. Chapter 3: Can Oral History provide insights into the analysis of gender issues? Chapter 3: Can Oral History provide insights into the analysis of gender issues?

Main parts of Paper (3) Chapter 4: An introduction to the productions of Greek Hollywood Genres, themes, star-system, representations and the audience Chapter 4: An introduction to the productions of Greek Hollywood Genres, themes, star-system, representations and the audience Chapter 5: Representations of Masculinity and Gender Relations in Stella (1955) and Mandalena (1960) Chapter 5: Representations of Masculinity and Gender Relations in Stella (1955) and Mandalena (1960)

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