Gender Performativity Seen Through the Eyes of Children: a drag queen mediates literary encounters
– In this article we examine ways in which gender performativity may be recognized by young children, looking at a drag queen’s mediation of literary encounters. The theoretical-analytical framework we employ comes from Gender Studies and Cultural Studies of post-structuralist inspiration. Our text...
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description | – In this article we examine ways in which gender performativity may be recognized by young children, looking at a drag queen’s mediation of literary encounters. The theoretical-analytical framework we employ comes from Gender Studies and Cultural Studies of post-structuralist inspiration. Our text recounts experiences from readings, conversation circles and play activities we organized in a small city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Analyzing children’s play and interactions, we observe that from an early age they begin to recognize and question certain expectations about bodies. Contact with art, through literature and other modes of gender performance, can contribute to this reflexive process. |
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spelling | doaj.art-1894c68b536f4ac58fae946cf02e32a92022-12-22T03:18:25ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença2237-26602021-01-01111Gender Performativity Seen Through the Eyes of Children: a drag queen mediates literary encountersCristiano Eduardo da Rosa0Jane Felipe1Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul– In this article we examine ways in which gender performativity may be recognized by young children, looking at a drag queen’s mediation of literary encounters. The theoretical-analytical framework we employ comes from Gender Studies and Cultural Studies of post-structuralist inspiration. Our text recounts experiences from readings, conversation circles and play activities we organized in a small city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Analyzing children’s play and interactions, we observe that from an early age they begin to recognize and question certain expectations about bodies. Contact with art, through literature and other modes of gender performance, can contribute to this reflexive process.https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/109059PerformativityChildhoodGender ScriptsDrag Queen |
spellingShingle | Cristiano Eduardo da Rosa Jane Felipe Gender Performativity Seen Through the Eyes of Children: a drag queen mediates literary encounters Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença Performativity Childhood Gender Scripts Drag Queen |
title | Gender Performativity Seen Through the Eyes of Children: a drag queen mediates literary encounters |
title_full | Gender Performativity Seen Through the Eyes of Children: a drag queen mediates literary encounters |
title_fullStr | Gender Performativity Seen Through the Eyes of Children: a drag queen mediates literary encounters |
title_full_unstemmed | Gender Performativity Seen Through the Eyes of Children: a drag queen mediates literary encounters |
title_short | Gender Performativity Seen Through the Eyes of Children: a drag queen mediates literary encounters |
title_sort | gender performativity seen through the eyes of children a drag queen mediates literary encounters |
topic | Performativity Childhood Gender Scripts Drag Queen |
url | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/109059 |
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