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Title
Women's negotiation of alternative sexualities in the Western Cape: A Cape Town case study |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8435 |
Date
2012 |
Author(s)
Mitchell, Sharrone CJ |
Contributor(s)
Lewis, Desiree |
Abstract
Masters of Art - This mini thesis is an exploratory study of the lived experiences of bisexual and lesbian women in the Western Cape with regard to how they claim agency and negotiate their individual sexualities. Using mixed methodologies this study aims to look at the ways in which bisexual and lesbian women negotiate their sexuality in a landscape dominated by heterosexual discourses. Also considered are the contradictory ways in which these women assert their roles as lesbians and bisexual individuals and how these roles serve to simultaneously reinforce and challenge the dominant order of heterosexuality. The conflicting views of the respondents are documented which further demonstrates the complexities surrounding sexuality. This research identifies and explores both international and local research already conducted on alternative sexualities and address the lack of black researchers' conduct of these studies on the African continent. The study also records an
acknowledgement of the researcher's reflection that she too holds contradictory views on some of these issues. |
Subject(s)
Agency; Bisexuality; Lesbianism; Heterosexuality; Homosexuality; Patriarchy; Performance; Performativity; Sexuality; Sexual Orientation; Social Construction; Women |
Language
en |
Publisher
University of the Western Cape |
Rights
University of the Western Cape |
Repository
Cape Town - Theses and Dissertations, University of Western Cape
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