Hierarchy of Masculinities in George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones

Nahdia Aurelia Aurita, Miftahul Huda

2018

Abstract

Masculinity studies, is still a very new approach toward literature. Masculinity tends to be overlooked because of men’s domination in almost every aspect of society. This causes masculinity to be taken for granted and the prevalence of unspoken notions of manliness as the norm. Therefore, this study attempts to put the focus only on men and their masculinity, specifically, the hierarchy of masculinities in George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones. The writers use Connell’s theory of multiple masculinities and hierarchy of masculinities. The data of this study are collected by doing close reading in order to discover male characters, their characterization, traits, heredity, their performance of masculinity, their relationship with their family and peers, and how they are being treated in society. Those data then, are highlighted. The process of analysis includes discovering whether male characters’ performance of masculinity influences their relationship with their families and peers. The result of this study shows that there are three classifications of masculinities in the Seven Kingdoms. The first is hegemonic masculinities; men who perform hegemonic masculinities receive benefits and privileges from the society despite their wrongdoings. The second is marginalized masculinities, which are the masculinities of the characters that perform hegemonic masculinities, yet do not gain benefit from it because of their social class or disabilities. The last is subordinated masculinities. Those whose performance of masculinities are being subordinated are those who display traits that are opposite from the hegemonic ideals.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Aurita N. and Huda M. (2018). Hierarchy of Masculinities in George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones.In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI, ISBN 978-989-758-458-9, pages 614-621. DOI: 10.5220/0009913206140621

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icri18,
author={Nahdia Aurelia Aurita and Miftahul Huda},
title={Hierarchy of Masculinities in George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,},
year={2018},
pages={614-621},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009913206140621},
isbn={978-989-758-458-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,
TI - Hierarchy of Masculinities in George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones
SN - 978-989-758-458-9
AU - Aurita N.
AU - Huda M.
PY - 2018
SP - 614
EP - 621
DO - 10.5220/0009913206140621