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Just Between Us
Guillermo Nu–ez Noriega
其他書名
An Ethnography of Male Identity and Intimacy in Rural Communities of Northern Mexico
出版
University of Arizona Press
, 2014-05-15
主題
Social Science / Gender Studies
Social Science / General
ISBN
0816530947
9780816530946
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=3WoYAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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ÊÊÊ A photograph of two men, cowboy-hatted and -booted and discreetly holding hands, is the departure point in a groundbreaking study on masculinity and homosexuality in Mexico. Just Between Us, an ethnography of intimacy and affection between men, explores the concept of masculine identity and homoeroticism, expressing the difficulties men face in maintaining their masculinity while expressing intimacy and affection.
ÊÊ ÊUsing fieldwork from rural Sonora, Mexico, Guillermo Nœ–ez Noriega posits that men accept this intimacy outside gender categories and stereotypes, despite the traditional patriarchal society. This work contests homophobia and the heterosexual ideal of men and attempts to break down the barriers between genders.
ÊÊ ÊThe photograph Nœ–ez Noriega uses to explore the shifting attitudes and perceptions of sexuality and gender provokes more questions than answers. Recognizing the societal regulations at play, the author demonstrates the existence in contemporary Mexico of an invisible regime of power that constructs and regulates the field of possibilities for menÕs social actions, especially acts of friendship, affection, and eroticism with other men. The work investigates Òmodes of speakingÓ about being a man, on being gay, on the implicit meanings of the words homosexual, masculine, trade, fairy, and othersÑwords that construct possibilities for intimacy, particularly affective and erotic intimacy among men.
ÊÊ ÊMultiple variants of homoeroticism fall outside the dominant model, Nœ–ez Noriega argues, a finding that offers many lessons on men and masculine identities. This book challenges patriarchal definitions of sex, gender, and identity; it promotes the unlearning of dominant conventions of masculinity to allow new ways of being.
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