As a feminist, Minna Salami is interested in how masculinity is portrayed in the arts. She defends Odenigbo – from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun – as a romantic hero as impactful and lusted-after as Don Juan, Heathcliff and Romeo
By Minna Salami for MsAfropolitan, part of the Guardian Books Network
From the cultural world to family life, recent discussions point to an increased interest in portrayals of masculinity in society.
The development is welcome. As a writer who is feminist, one of my most fond interests is masculinity. Yes, masculinity. It may sound like an oxymoron but transforming men’s roles is a necessary task while transforming women’s roles.
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