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Paternal masculinities in early fatherhood: dominant and counter narratives by Finnish first-time fathers
2013
In this article, we seek to extend understanding of the role of gender in early fatherhood by examining narratives of paternal masculinities, that is, the social and cultural constructions of gendered practices and conventions produced by men on their roles as male parents. The data comprised interviews with 44 Finnish first-time fathers (aged 20-42 years) living in a heterosexual relationship. The narrative of the “decent father,” was identified as the dominant narrative of paternal masculinity in early fatherhood. Although the narrative was characterized by some important gendered differences, it was also in line with the well-known concept of the “new father.” Two counter narratives, la…
Challenging Unequal Gendered Conventions in Heterosexual Relationship Contexts through Affective Dissonance
2019
In Nordic countries, intimate relationships are routinely compared against ideals of gender equality, even though equality is not always achieved in everyday life. In this article, we analyse interviews with women that lived in unconventional relationships: mid- to later-life women in relationships with younger men, and bisexual women who have had relationships with people of different genders. The women’s expectations of equality and reciprocity in heterosexual relationships collided with the lived reality of inequalities, causing affective dissonance. We identify three strategies that women use to deal with this affective dissonance. In the first strategy, unequal relationship patterns ar…
Similar and equal relationships? Negotiating bisexuality in an enduring relationship
2015
In the public debate in Finland, same-sex couples’ right to legal recognition is routinely defended by stressing their sameness to heterosexual couples within the discourse of romantic love. This article explores how bisexual women and their partners use these discourses. The five couple interviews were analyzed by implementing discourse analysis. The results highlight how, when taking positions within the discourse of the enduring couple relationship, the interviewees drew on the discourse of romantic love. Woman’s bisexuality disappeared easily in this talk. Although it seemed effortless at first sight, negotiations and affective tensions arose when the interviewees tried to fit their re…
Unha cantiga lésbica amatoria no trobadorismo galego-portugués
2020
Resumo: A cantiga “Dizia la ben-talhada”, atribuída ao trobador galego-portugués Pedr’Eanes Solaz, presentouse na maioría das edicións dos séculos XIX e XX (e nalgunhas do XXI) a través da modificación de pronomes femininos en masculinos, para denotar unha relación heterosexual que non figura no texto. Neste artigo desenvólvense as diferentes hipóteses interpretativas sobre a composición, en diálogo con outros textos literarios medievais semellantes (romances, mediolatinos e andalusís). Conclúese que a hipótese máis probábel á luz dos datos de que se dispón é que se trata dunha composición amatoria entre dúas mulleres e que como tal debe ser restituída a súa edición.
 
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