Gendering the Double
Gendering the Double
One of the most striking characteristics of the double is that through rendering one into two the double’s gender identity becomes confused or ‘difficult’; one of the most significant ways that the double’s identity is in trouble is played out through problems the doppelganger has with a masculine and/or feminine identity. This chapter charts the representation of gender as performed by a split character. The chapter argues that the double often embodies either hyper-masculinity or hyper-femininity, which is related to the double as an ideal self, or ideal-ego. The case studies in this chapter demonstrate how the double negotiates a gender identity and draws links to cultural contexts and concerns.
Keywords: gender, hyper-masculinity, hyper-femininity, ideal-ego
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