From "Boys" to "Men": An Autoethnography of Masculinities in a Kenyan Family
From "Boys" to "Men": An Autoethnography of Masculinities in a Kenyan Family
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20250211151426
- ISBN
- 9798382405278
- DDC
- 960
- 서명/저자
- From Boys to Men: An Autoethnography of Masculinities in a Kenyan Family
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2024
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
- 형태사항
- 229 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-11, Section: A.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Thompson, Katrina Daly.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2024.
- 초록/해제
- 요약This dissertation examines the relationship between puberty initiation and local understandings of gender and masculinities through a case study of one large East African family. Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and autoethnographic writing, I analyze my own narrative and those of a large Kenyan family collected through ethnographic interviews to understand how masculinities are constructed, interpreted, contested, and expressed in a post-colonial African context. I argue that masculinities are complex, diverse, unstable, and constantly evolving because of ever-changing day-to-day socio-cultural, economic, and political realities. This investigation allows us to see how local theories and individual experiences of masculinity influence broader discourses of identity.The first chapter uses my father's and uncle's narratives and informal conversations with my mother to demonstrate that the construction and performance of masculinities is a lifelong process; it neither starts nor ends with puberty initiation. In the second chapter, I analyze my own narrative about my experience undergoing puberty initiation and learning about normative masculinity, largely centering on autoethnographic practice. The third chapter examines the hierarchy of masculinities, illustrating the instability of individuals' positions within a given hierarchy. In the fourth chapter, I examine how changes in local and global discourses lead to shifts and new conceptions of masculinity. The final chapter advances the idea of female masculinity and demonstrates how this construct troubles traditional male power among Kuria people. This dissertation demonstrates the use and value of autoethnography and self-reflexivity in African studies by centering the self as a site of knowledge production. Further, it contributes to scholarship on gender and masculinities in Africa and examines the role of pre-colonial traditions and institutions like puberty rituals in the post-colonial moment.
- 일반주제명
- African studies
- 일반주제명
- Gender studies
- 일반주제명
- Linguistics
- 키워드
- Autoethnography
- 키워드
- Kenya
- 키워드
- Kuria
- 키워드
- Masculinities
- 키워드
- Puberty rituals
- 기타저자
- The University of Wisconsin - Madison African Cultural Studies
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-11A.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
MARC
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■500 ▼aSource: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-11, Section: A.
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■5021 ▼aThesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2024.
■520 ▼aThis dissertation examines the relationship between puberty initiation and local understandings of gender and masculinities through a case study of one large East African family. Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and autoethnographic writing, I analyze my own narrative and those of a large Kenyan family collected through ethnographic interviews to understand how masculinities are constructed, interpreted, contested, and expressed in a post-colonial African context. I argue that masculinities are complex, diverse, unstable, and constantly evolving because of ever-changing day-to-day socio-cultural, economic, and political realities. This investigation allows us to see how local theories and individual experiences of masculinity influence broader discourses of identity.The first chapter uses my father's and uncle's narratives and informal conversations with my mother to demonstrate that the construction and performance of masculinities is a lifelong process; it neither starts nor ends with puberty initiation. In the second chapter, I analyze my own narrative about my experience undergoing puberty initiation and learning about normative masculinity, largely centering on autoethnographic practice. The third chapter examines the hierarchy of masculinities, illustrating the instability of individuals' positions within a given hierarchy. In the fourth chapter, I examine how changes in local and global discourses lead to shifts and new conceptions of masculinity. The final chapter advances the idea of female masculinity and demonstrates how this construct troubles traditional male power among Kuria people. This dissertation demonstrates the use and value of autoethnography and self-reflexivity in African studies by centering the self as a site of knowledge production. Further, it contributes to scholarship on gender and masculinities in Africa and examines the role of pre-colonial traditions and institutions like puberty rituals in the post-colonial moment.
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■653 ▼aMasculinities
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■71020▼aThe University of Wisconsin - Madison▼bAfrican Cultural Studies.
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■791 ▼aPh.D.
■792 ▼a2024
■793 ▼aEnglish
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