Southern Perspectives on Gender Relations and Sexualities: A Queer Intervention
This paper locates its position from the Southern African context in order to rethink knowledge production in sexuality and gender relations. Grappling with the brutal violence and murder of Black lesbians in particular, the paper unpacks how what I call ‘the queer turn’ has simultaneously advanced...
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| description | This paper locates its position from the Southern African context in order to rethink knowledge production in sexuality and gender relations. Grappling with the brutal violence and murder of Black lesbians in particular, the paper unpacks how what I call ‘the queer turn’ has simultaneously advanced and made invisible particular struggles. Finally, based on the experience of the #RhodesMustFall movement and in artistic cultural productions, the paper argues for reimagining the category queer not just as sexual or gender identity, but also as a form of destabilizing notions of belonging attached to the racist and heteronormative neo-colonial project. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d50d32a2aca24d60873f4c4487c19bdd2022-12-22T00:27:37ZengUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)Revista de Antropologia0034-77011678-98572017-12-0160310.11606/2179-0892.ra.2017.141826Southern Perspectives on Gender Relations and Sexualities: A Queer InterventionZethu Matebeni0University of Cape TownThis paper locates its position from the Southern African context in order to rethink knowledge production in sexuality and gender relations. Grappling with the brutal violence and murder of Black lesbians in particular, the paper unpacks how what I call ‘the queer turn’ has simultaneously advanced and made invisible particular struggles. Finally, based on the experience of the #RhodesMustFall movement and in artistic cultural productions, the paper argues for reimagining the category queer not just as sexual or gender identity, but also as a form of destabilizing notions of belonging attached to the racist and heteronormative neo-colonial project.http://www.revistas.usp.br/ra/article/view/141826SexualityBlack LesbiansSouth AfricaQueer#RhodesMustFall movement |
| spellingShingle | Zethu Matebeni Southern Perspectives on Gender Relations and Sexualities: A Queer Intervention Revista de Antropologia Sexuality Black Lesbians South Africa Queer #RhodesMustFall movement |
| title | Southern Perspectives on Gender Relations and Sexualities: A Queer Intervention |
| title_full | Southern Perspectives on Gender Relations and Sexualities: A Queer Intervention |
| title_fullStr | Southern Perspectives on Gender Relations and Sexualities: A Queer Intervention |
| title_full_unstemmed | Southern Perspectives on Gender Relations and Sexualities: A Queer Intervention |
| title_short | Southern Perspectives on Gender Relations and Sexualities: A Queer Intervention |
| title_sort | southern perspectives on gender relations and sexualities a queer intervention |
| topic | Sexuality Black Lesbians South Africa Queer #RhodesMustFall movement |
| url | http://www.revistas.usp.br/ra/article/view/141826 |
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