The Many Troubles of the Flaccid Penis: A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis of Male Infertility in Ayobami Adebayo’s Stay with Me

Fathering a child does not just confer a new identity on a Nigerian man, it encapsulates the essence of his existence. Although male infertility negatively impacts sterile men’s masculinity, it is rarely studied as such. This study focuses on the struggles of the non-virile man in a culture where hi...

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Published in:The Journal of men's studies 2024-06, Vol.32 (2), p.240-258
Main Author: Gbadegesin, Victoria Oluwamayowa
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