A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics

Julia Szołtysek

A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics

Abstract

In the woodiness of rural Finland, to see another human being might already be quite a feat; to stumble upon a gay architect from Syria – forced by circumstances to earn a living in a capacity far below his talents, making out with a Finnish student just arrived from Paris – surely beats that by a tenfold at least. And yet, it is around this trope that the Finland-born, London-based director Mikko Makela builds his first feature film. Makela’s 2017 debut touches upon questions of an individual’s identity and sexuality at a time when events like the 2015 immigrant crisis or the recent economic struggle of old Western democracies come intimately close and spawn a variety of hitherto largely ignored conflicts and encounters. By linking global histories with local, small-scale dramas, Makela offers a story which moves and angers, shames and excites, unsettles and promises hope.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology

Journal Section

Book Review

Authors

Julia Szołtysek This is me
0000-0001-7487-7807
Poland

Publication Date

November 30, 2021

Submission Date

September 17, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 1, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 16

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https://izlik.org/JA42PB33LM

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APA

Szołtysek, J. (2021). A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, 16, 106-111. https://izlik.org/JA42PB33LM

AMA

1.Szołtysek J. A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics. Masculinities Journal. 2021;(16):106-111. https://izlik.org/JA42PB33LM

Chicago

Szołtysek, Julia. 2021. “A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics”. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, nos. 16: 106-11. https://izlik.org/JA42PB33LM.

EndNote

Szołtysek J (November 1, 2021) A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture 16 106–111.

IEEE

[1]J. Szołtysek, “A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics”, Masculinities Journal, no. 16, pp. 106–111, Nov. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA42PB33LM

ISNAD

Szołtysek, Julia. “A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics”. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture. 16 (November 1, 2021): 106-111. https://izlik.org/JA42PB33LM.

JAMA

1.Szołtysek J. A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics. Masculinities Journal. 2021;:106–111.

MLA

Szołtysek, Julia. “A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics”. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, no. 16, Nov. 2021, pp. 106-11, https://izlik.org/JA42PB33LM.

Vancouver

1.Julia Szołtysek. A Romance for the New Age: Mikko Makela’s A Moment in the Reeds (2017). Race, Sex and Politics. Masculinities Journal [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 1;(16):106-11. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA42PB33LM