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Men, Masculinities and Sexualities in Dance: Transgression and Its Limits

Men, Masculinities and Sexualities in Dance: Transgression and Its Limits

Christofidou, Andria

Hardcover

Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences

DanceGeneral Gender Studies

ISBN10: 3030772179
ISBN13: 9783030772178
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Aug 12 2021
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This book examines men, masculinities and sexualities in Western theatrical dance, offering insights into the processes, actions and interactions that occur in dance institutions around gender-transgressive acts, and the factors that set limits to transgression. This text uses interview and observation data to analyze the conditions that encourage some boys and young men to become involved in this widely unconventional activity, and the ways through which they negotiate the gendered and sexual attachments of their professional identity. Most importantly, the book analyzes the opportunities male dancers find to develop a reflexive habitus, engage in gender transgressive acts and experiment with their sexuality. At the same time, it approaches gender and sexuality as embodied, and therefore as parts of identity that are not as easily amendable.

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