The role of selfreflexivity on the part of gay male academics on South African university campuses
The article reports on the findings of a qualitative sociologicalstudy conducted between June and December 2012 with 17 self-identified gay male academics on their experiences in South African tertiary education. Adopting a queer theoretical critique of the process of self-reflexivity, the researc...
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University of the Free State
2017-10-01
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The article reports on the findings of a qualitative sociologicalstudy conducted between June and December 2012 with 17 self-identified gay male academics on their experiences in South African tertiary education. Adopting a queer theoretical critique of the process of self-reflexivity, the research focused on how the participants experience homophobia and its influence on their choice to remain in the closet or to disclose their homosexuality. Based on the views of the 15 in-depth interviews and two self-administered questionnaires, three themes associated with gay male academic reflexivity emerged: assimilation, segregation and dualistic transgression. Assimilation assumes the subordination of homosexuality in relation to heterosexuality, segregation the distinction between hetero- and homosexuality, whereas dualistic transgression underlines the reciprocal interplay between the first two themes.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba48315236e0421994b4480dd46216a02024-03-11T23:03:41ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Academica0587-24052415-04792017-10-01491The role of selfreflexivity on the part of gay male academics on South African university campusesJacques Rothmann0North-West University, South Africa The article reports on the findings of a qualitative sociologicalstudy conducted between June and December 2012 with 17 self-identified gay male academics on their experiences in South African tertiary education. Adopting a queer theoretical critique of the process of self-reflexivity, the research focused on how the participants experience homophobia and its influence on their choice to remain in the closet or to disclose their homosexuality. Based on the views of the 15 in-depth interviews and two self-administered questionnaires, three themes associated with gay male academic reflexivity emerged: assimilation, segregation and dualistic transgression. Assimilation assumes the subordination of homosexuality in relation to heterosexuality, segregation the distinction between hetero- and homosexuality, whereas dualistic transgression underlines the reciprocal interplay between the first two themes. http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/3250HeteronormativityHomophobiaHomosexuality and academiaReflexivityQueer theory |
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| title | The role of selfreflexivity on the part of gay male academics on South African university campuses |
| title_full | The role of selfreflexivity on the part of gay male academics on South African university campuses |
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| title_short | The role of selfreflexivity on the part of gay male academics on South African university campuses |
| title_sort | role of selfreflexivity on the part of gay male academics on south african university campuses |
| topic | Heteronormativity Homophobia Homosexuality and academia Reflexivity Queer theory |
| url | http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/3250 |
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