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Michael Field's Sapphism : an Ontology of the Feminine in "Long Ago" (1889)
2018
This article examines the valuable contribution that Katherine Bradley and her niece Edith Cooper made to the vast tradition of queer Sapphism in Long Ago (1889), their first volume of poetry published under the collaborative pseudonym of Michael Field. Taking as my starting point the well-established assumption among contemporary critics that this volume represents an original instance of lesbian writing, I seek to argue that Long Ago not only appropriates and celebrates the figure of Sappho as a lesbian archetype, it also proposes a subversive gender theory that conceptualises the feminine as the essential principle of vitalism, the masculine as the very representation of death, and homoe…
Validation of the Beliefs about Children's Adjustment in Same-Sex Families Scale in Italian University Students.
2019
Assessing attitudes toward same-sex parenting has important implications for both intervention and prevention programs designed to foster the tolerance and normality of sexual and family diversity. Few empirically validated measures of rejection of same-sex parenting have been developed. The current study examined the psychometric properties of an Italian translation of the Beliefs about Children's Adjustment in Same-Sex Families Scale, a 14-item scale distributed in two subscales that measure direct and subtle rejection toward same-sex parenting, for its use in assessing heterosexual people's attitudes toward same-sex parents in Italy. The sample consisted of 344 Italian heterosexual unive…
Gender in translating lesbianism in The Second Sex
2011
Drawing on three Chinese translations of the lesbian chapter in Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex, this paper examines at the micro level how the discussions on lesbianism in the work are translated and what role gender identity plays in the process of translation. Lesbianism has played an important part in feminism. However, homosexuality is still regarded as unacceptable to most Chinese people. Thus, an examination of translations of lesbianism in The Second Sex might be especially revealing in terms of representation of Western feminism. The comparison reveals that there are obvious differences between the translations by the female translators and the male translators. The differences…
Scripting the Rules for Mars and Venus: Advice Literature and Online Dating
2007
An Amazon.com search for ‘guide to online dating’ produces tens of hits ranging from Online Dating for Dummies and Complete Idiot’s Guide to Online Dating and Relating to titles targeted at Christians, teens, seniors, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and straight users, and people in recovery. This plethora of advice literature – in addition to novels, films, TV programmes, and articles on the topic – corresponds to the multitude of online dating services developed during the past decade. The books outline basic principles of online dating, available solutions, and netiquette. In addition, they provide guides in self-improvement in the tradition of self-help literature, which according to Lichterman…
Scrivere il viaggio e tracciare la sessualità: la Zona Sotadica di Richard Burton
2007
Traduzione del saggio critico di Richard Phillips
Is Gayness a Test from Allah? Typologies in Muslim Stances on Homosexuality
2014
The article presents a spectrum of views within Muslim discourse on questions such as: “Is non-hetero predilection congenital and as such created by God?,” “Are non-hetero feelings/actions sinful as such?,” “Should the authorities in Muslim states punish homosexual acts?,” “Should lesbian and gay Muslims marry partners of the opposite gender?” The stances presented are based on texts by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Heba Gamal Kotb, Abdelwahab Bouhdiba, Amreen Jamal and Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle. Stances presented by various Muslim internet sites are also considered. The review is grouped into a four-way typology: strongly traditional; moderately traditional; moderately progressive; and strongly progr…
"Vestirme de hombre y montar a caballo". Androginia y mujer moderna en la novela autobiográfica "Oculto sendero", de Elena Fortún
2021
espanolLa escritora Elena Fortun (Madrid, 1886-1952) es celebre por su mitico personaje de ficcion para ninos: la imaginativa y traviesa Celia. Este articulo pretende analizar la obra mas alternativa de la autora, Oculto sendero, publicada por primera vez en 2016 tras decadas escondida en una maleta: la autora no la quiso publicar en vida. Se trata de una obra de corte autobiografico donde Fortun usa el personaje de la pintora Maria Luisa Arroyo para hablar de su propio proceso de descubrimiento de una orientacion sexual que una madre autoritaria, el matrimonio y la presion social le impidieron vivir plenamente. Este articulo estudia el vinculo entre el concepto de «mujer moderna» y la adop…
Las personas mayores gays, lesbianas, bisexuales y transexuales en centros residenciales: la invisibilidad
2013
El trabajo que se expone a continuación pretende acercarse al conocimiento de un tema relativamente nuevo que empieza a mostrar su cara. Se trata, además, de un asunto controvertido y del que existe un gran desconocimiento. Es el de las personas mayores gays, lesbianas, bisexuales y transexuales (en adelante GLBT) que viven en centros residenciales. Son múltiples los estudios realizados en torno al tema de la vejez, pero escasos o casi inexistentes aquellos que hacen referencia a las personas mayores homosexuales. La realidad de estas personas es una incógnita incluso para las propias asociaciones de gays, lesbianas, bisexuales y transexuales, cuanto más para el resto de la sociedad. Dada l…
Heteronormativity meets queering in physical education : the views of PE teachers and LGBTIQ+ students
2021
Background and purpose: In school physical education (PE) lessons, gender is often produced heteronormatively. Lesbian, gay, bi, transgender, intersexual, and queer (LGBTIQ+) students have reported experiences of discrimination and obstacles to participation. This study analyzed Finnish PE teachers and LGBTIQ+ students’ talk about discrimination and problematic practices in PE and how equality in PE might be improved. Theoretical background: We draw on the concepts of heteronormativity and habitus. Habitus provides insight on how gendered norms and inequalities become embodied and contested in different social fields. In the PE context, we define social on the one hand as the heteronormativ…
Lesbonormatiivisuuksien ristipaineessa: Määrällistä ja laadullista analyysiä Suomi24-verkkokeskusteluista
2021
Artikkelissamme identifioimme tilastollisella avainsana-analyysillä Suomi24-keskustelufoorumilla tuotettuja lesboerityisiä diskursseja, joissa – toisin kuin homodiskursseissa – keskitytään seksuaaliseen suuntautumiseen, sukupuoleen ja ulkonäköön. Lesbodiskursseja tarkastelemme edelleen teoriavetoisen kriittisen lähiluvun avulla. Analyysi nostaa esiin keskusteluja, joissa heteronormatiivisuuden kautta määrittyvä lesbous voidaan kokea hyvinkin ristiriitaiseksi ja ahdistavaksi. Käyttämällä hyväksi lesbomatriisin ja lesbonormatiivisuuden käsitteitä osoitamme, kuinka sekä nais- että miesfeminiinistä lesboutta ja lesboparisuhteita koskevissa keskusteluissa nojataan yhtäältä normatiiviseen ajattel…