Subordinate Black South African Men without Fear

Ratele, Kopano

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“…Undermining these expectations, however, by introducing students to theorising that challenges normative understandings presents possibilities for imagining men and masculinities in different ways. And yet, as Ratele (2013b) observes, such understandings gain little or no traction in broader discourses. One component of an explanation for this can be found, I suggest, in the prior knowledges discussed above, knowledges that are further underlined by the skewed ratio of female to male students in such courses.…”

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“…An increasing volume of research has begun to foreground the importance of working with men and boys (see Shefer, Stevens, & Clowes, 2010 for an overview), with such work also increasingly drawing attention to ways in which men -as well as women and children -are vulnerable to the behavioural dynamics of gender normativity in specific contexts. Against substantial evidence that South African men are victims as well as perpetrators of violence (Ratele, 2013b) interventions such as Sonke Gender Justice have increasingly involved boys and men (Greig & Edstrom, 2012;Morrell et al, 2012;Stern, Peacock, & Alexander, 2009). …”

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‘I act this way because why?’ Prior knowledges, teaching for change, imagining new masculinities

Clowes

2015

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This article begins by outlining some of the prior knowledges brought by undergraduate students to an introduction to gender studies class in the Women's and Gender Studies Department at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. I show that, at the beginning of the course, students clearly understand gender to refer to women and femininity, imagining femininity (but not masculinity) to be responsive to social change. I suggest that, in the face of these prior knowledges, it is important to focus on masculinity as performance, as a cultural artefact and one that is deeply harmful to South African men. Student experiences of this teaching and learning suggest that it offers possibilities for imagining men as allies and beneficiaries -rather than enemies -in the struggle for gender equity.

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‘I act this way because why?’ Prior knowledges, teaching for change, imagining new masculinities

Clowes

2015

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“…Although gun deaths have halved since the introduction of the Firearms Control Act (FCA) in 2000, gun violence remains a significant threat, with 18 people shot and killed daily in South Africa (Pillay-van Wyk et al, 2016). It has been found in these studies that young black men were more likely to be both victims and perpetrators of gun violence (Seedat et al, 2009;Ratele, 2013). Circumstances surrounding the shooting and killing of Simon's brother were not clear.…”

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“…It is clear from their experiences that narratives of being a young black man are not static, but continuously change depending on the context, and time. In conclusion, it is argued that these positive voices of masculinities need to be promoted and celebrated.Over the last few years, a number of studies have been conducted on township masculinities Chili, 2013;Ratele, 2013). However, many of these have Boys to men: Narrating life stories of fatherhood and work life amongst young black men PINS, 2017, 55, 61 -83, http://dx.…”

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Boys to men: Narrating life stories of fatherhood and work life amongst young black men

Langa

2017

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This paper details the life stories of young black men, specifically how they negotiate their masculine identities over time. The researcher tracked a group of young black men over a period of nine years, from when they were adolescent boys (between the ages of 13 and 18 years), until they were young adults (between the ages of 23 to 26 years at the time of the writing). The aim of the study was to explore how the participants spoke about their relationships with their fathers as young adolescent boys and how they were now fathers to their own children as young men. At the beginning of the study, the participants were given disposable cameras and asked to take 27 photos (the total available on the film) under the theme, "My life as a young black man in the new South Africa". The photos undertaken were used to facilitate semi-structured interviews in which the life stories of what it meant to be a young black man were shared. Between four to fourteen follow-up interviews were conducted with some of the participants. Key themes in the life stories included relationships with mothers, experiences of growing up without fathers, entering the world of work, and being fathers themselves which encouraged them to also reflect about their own relationships with their fathers. It is clear from their experiences that narratives of being a young black man are not static, but continuously change depending on the context, and time. In conclusion, it is argued that these positive voices of masculinities need to be promoted and celebrated.Over the last few years, a number of studies have been conducted on township masculinities Chili, 2013;Ratele, 2013). However, many of these have Boys to men: Narrating life stories of fatherhood and work life amongst young black men PINS, 2017, 55, 61 -83, http://dx.

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The Life History Approach as a Decolonial Feminist Method? Contextualising Intimate Partner Violence in South Africa

Niekerk

Boonzaier

2019

Decolonial Feminist Community Psychology

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Subordinate Black South African Men without Fear

Cited by 62 publications

References 31 publications

‘I act this way because why?’ Prior knowledges, teaching for change, imagining new masculinities

‘I act this way because why?’ Prior knowledges, teaching for change, imagining new masculinities

Boys to men: Narrating life stories of fatherhood and work life amongst young black men

The Life History Approach as a Decolonial Feminist Method? Contextualising Intimate Partner Violence in South Africa

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