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Κατεύθυνση Πολιτισμικές και Κινηματογραφικές Σπουδές
Library of the Faculties of Political Science and Public Administration, Communication and Mass Media Studies, Turkish and Modern Asian Studies, Sociology

Deposit date:

2020-01-03

Year:

2020

Author:

Koufogianni Athanasia

Supervisors info:

Μαρία Κομνηνού, Ομότιμη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Επικοινωνίας και Μέσων Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης, ΕΚΠΑ.

Original Title:

Δράκος και Dogman: Αντιήρωες στο μεταίχμιο των ανδρικών αναπαραστάσεων

Languages:

Greek

Translated title:

Drakos (The Ogre of Athens) and Dogman: Anti-heroes on the threshold of male representation

Summary:

In the present paper, movies Drakos (The Ogre of Athens,1956) by Nikos Koundouros and Dogman (2018) by Matteo Garrone meet and acquire a dialectic relationship, in order to investigate on one hand the timeless archetype of the antihero, central figure in both works, and on the other hand the way the male subject is constituted and performed while being in a state of fear, anxiety and uncertainty.

Main subject category:

Social, Political and Economic sciences

Keywords:

The Ogre of Athens, Koundouros, Dogman, Garrone, anti-hero, male identities, gender representations,violence

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