scholarly journals Gendered Performances in a Male-Dominated Subculture: ‘Girl Racers’, Car Modification and the Quest for Masculinity

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Lumsden
Keyword(s):  
Hegemonic Masculinity ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Doing Gender ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Female Participation ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
The World ◽  
Male Dominated

This paper discusses female participation in the male-dominated ‘boy racer’ culture. Little is known about girls who join male-dominated subcultures while studies of car cultures have tended to describe girls as peripheral participants and emphasise the link between the car and masculinity. Hence this paper provides an analysis of ‘girl racers’; those drivers who are active participants in the ‘racer’ culture through their positioning in the ‘driver's seat’. Gender is understood as ‘performative’ and Connell's notions of ‘hegemonic masculinity’ and ‘emphasized femininity’ frame the analysis. For the ‘girl racers’, ‘doing gender’ involved negotiating a complex set of norms while reconciling the competing discourses of the masculine ‘racer’ scene and femininity. In order to be viewed as authentic participants, females were required to act like ‘one of the boys’ through their style of dress, driving, language and attitudes. They internalised the gender norms of the culture rather than resisting them explicitly, for fear of being excluded from the group. However, the feminine ways in which they modified their cars allowed them to retain an element of femininity within the world of ‘boy racers’. Thus, ‘girl racers’ resourcefully negotiated their way through the culture by employing a combination of complex strategies involving compliance, resistance and cooperation with the masculine values of the group. Findings are presented from participant observation, semi-structured and ethnographic interviews with members of the ‘racer’ culture in Aberdeen, Scotland, and semi-structured interviews with members of ‘outside’ groups.

Navigating the Gendered Math Path

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-174
Author(s):  
Christina D. Weber ◽  
Angie Hodge
Keyword(s):  
Gender Norms ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Doing Gender ◽  
Women In Stem ◽  
Stem Fields ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Good Science ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male Dominated ◽  
Mathematics Coursework

Using dialogues with our informants, as well as with each other, we explore how the men and women in our research make it through their mathematics coursework and, in turn, pursue their intended majors. Our research focuses on how students navigate what we call the gendered math path and how that path conforms to and diverges from traditional gender norms. Common themes of women's lower than men's self-perception of their ability to do mathematics, along with the divergent processes of doing gender that emerged in men's and women's discussions of their application of mathematics, reminded us of the continued struggles that women have to succeed in male-dominated academic disciplines. Although self-perception helps us understand why there are fewer women in STEM fields, it is important to understand how different forms of application of ideas might add to the diversity of what it means to do good science.

Willing but wary: Australian women experts’ attitudes to engaging with the news media

Journalism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146488492110070
Author(s):  
Kathryn Shine
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Female Participation ◽  
News Content ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
Almost All

Numerous quantitative studies from around the world have found that women are under-represented as sources in news content. This study aims to add to the existing quantitative research by describing female experts’ attitudes about being interviewed as news sources, and their experiences of interacting with journalists. It reports the findings of semi-structured interviews with 30 Australian female academic experts from a broad range of disciplines. Almost all of the women experts in the group were willing to be interviewed by a journalist, and reported that their experiences with the news media had generally been positive. However, they referred to various factors that may act as deterrents. These included a lack of confidence, a reluctance to appear on camera, time constraints and a lack of understanding about how the news media operates. This research provides valuable insights for journalists and editors, and outlines recommendations about how to encourage female participation in the news.

scholarly journals Educação intercultural em religião de matriz africana na Amazônia: contribuições para uma Pedagogia Decolonial

Horizontes ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
João Colares da Mota Neto
Keyword(s):  
Life Story ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
African Origin ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
Historia De Vida ◽  
Epistemological Debate ◽  
Study Type ◽  
Decolonial Pedagogy

ResumoO artigo pretende refletir sobre as relações entre o pensamento decolonial e o campo da educação, tomando como base uma etnografia das práticas educativas interculturais desenvolvidas no cotidiano de uma religião de matriz africana na Amazônia, o Tambor de Mina. Os dados deste estudo foram obtidos por meio de uma pesquisa qualitativa, do tipo estudo de caso etnográfico, no qual se realizou observação participante das práticas sociais, religiosas e educacionais do terreiro, entrevistas semiestruturadas com membros da casa, entrevistas etnográficas com entidades espirituais incorporadas em seus adeptos, descrição densa e levantamento de traços da história de vida dos sujeitos. Espera-se, a um só tempo, contribuir para o debate epistemológico centrado no cruzamento entre decolonialidade e educação, bem como discutir, a partir de elementos presentes na prática investigada, a possibilidade de construção de uma pedagogia decolonial na Amazônia que, dentre outros contributos, promova a tolerância na diversidade cultural e religiosa.Palavras-chave: Pedagogia decolonial; Educação; Tambor de Mina; Interculturalidade; Amazônia.Intercultural education in religion of African origin in Amazon: contributions to a Decolonial PedagogyAbstractThe article aims to reflect on relations between the decolonial thought and the education, based on an ethnography of intercultural education developed in the daily life of a religion of African origin in Amazon, the Tambor de Mina. Data from this study were obtained through a qualitative research, of an ethnographic case study type, with participant observation of social, religious and educational practices of the religion, semi-structured interviews with members of the house, ethnographic interviews with spiritual entities incorporated in its followers, dense description and life story of the subjects. It is expected, at the same time, contributing to the epistemological debate centered at the intersection between decoloniality and education, as well as to discuss, from elements present in the investigated practice, the possibility of building a decolonial pedagogy in the Amazon which, among other contributions, promote the tolerance in the cultural and religious diversity.Keywords: Decolonial Pedagogy; Education; Tambor de Mina; Interculturality; Amazon.

scholarly journals Gravity is quiet: an immersive multiimage video installation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Lengden
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Visual Content ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Video Installation ◽  
Optimal State ◽  
The World ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Physical Capacities

This paper presents research related to an immersive installation that explores the possibility of creating a portrait of a particular state of mind. This optimal state of consciousness, called flow and coined by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi reveals a subtle and hidden world of true presence and untapped potential. Entitled Gravity is quiet, this 3-channel audio visual installation examines the world of highline as a walking meditation and mines the introspections of various flow practitioners through a singular, yet symphonically built voiceover. The documented individuals push the perceived boundaries of their own mental and physical capacities, illustrating their acceptance of the culture of risk, and the possibility of harnessing fear, discomfort, creativity and joy through the world of movement. Subjects were filmed in Canyon Sainte-Anne and Kamouraska, Quebec in the late summer of 2015. The installation is based on data collected through participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and visual content analysis of sportfocused media.

scholarly journals White uniform’s meanings for nursing teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 88-100
Author(s):  
Clara Felício Barreto Zatyrko ◽  
Régia Cristina Oliveira ◽  
Eunice Almeida da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Nursing Schools ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Feminine Gender ◽  
The North ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
Nursing Teachers

The uniform can be understood as a symbol which represents the individual’s occupation in society and in the institution where he works. Nursing, since its early days, is a profession which demands the wearing of a uniform. Nursing schools, traditionally, are in charge of indicating the wearing of uniform, informing this clothing’s symbolic importance for the profession. The present paper aims at analyzing the uniform’s meanings revealed by nursing teachers at a high school and nursing technician course, in a school located in the North Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. This qualitative research with semi structured interviews and participant observation with nursing teachers. The results showed that there are meanings that update traditional values related to the profession, the feminine gender, professional identity and the association between uniform and painful experiences.

“If You Do Not Fit in With the Stereotype, They Eat You Alive”: Discourses of Masculinities and Their Reflections in Young Spanish Men’s Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110500
Author(s):  
Ariadna Cerdán-Torregrosa ◽  
Daniel La Parra-Casado ◽  
Carmen Vives-Cases
Keyword(s):  
Hegemonic Masculinity ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sexual Orientations

Hegemonic masculinity has been especially linked, among other aspects, to unhealthy behaviors and heterosexuality. This study aimed to explore the discourses of masculinities with young Spanish men with different sexual orientations (heterosexuals, bisexuals, and homosexuals), comparing them with the social representations that are put into practice on Instagram. Three qualitative approaches were triangulated to seek a richer comprehension and interpretational level: discussion groups, semi-structured interviews, and an online non-participant observation on Instagram with a total of 26 young men aged between 18 and 24. Results indicate that hegemonic masculinity discourse is still significant when understanding and experiencing young men’s masculinities, promoting behaviors that put their health at risk and generating psychological discomfort, especially among non-heterosexual men. Our findings provide knowledge of the social framework that legitimizes and reproduces male domination in younger generations both online and offline and how this is reflected in men’s health.

scholarly journals Mainstream digitale e altre immagini urbane. Una ricerca empirica nel sito UNESCO di Palermo

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuela Caravello
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Urban Image ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The World ◽  
The City

The research deepens the role of new technologies in the construction of geographical imaginaries investigating the dimension of the offer related to the cultural heritage of the city of Palermo. The study was conducted using qualitative methods and provided for the application of two research techniques: participant observation and semi-structured interviews. By interpreting the results produced, the contribution aims to highlight the predominance of an urban image, linked to the UNESCO inclusion of the site in the World Heritage List, which is conveyed through new technologies. Developing a reflection on the alternative capacity of new media to dislocate and challenge shared images, the study will also examine the role of technologies in the production of imaginative counter-geographies.

scholarly journals Employee Management and Animal Care: A Comparative Ethnography of Two Large-Scale Dairy Farms in China

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1260
Author(s):  
Maria Chen ◽  
Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk ◽  
Sabina Magliocco ◽  
Daniel M. Weary
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Farm Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
Template Analysis ◽  
Care Outcomes ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Animal Care

Farm management can directly and indirectly affect animal care. We explored how farm management affected animal care on two large dairy farms in China (anonymized as Farm A and Farm B). We used a mini-ethnographic case study design whereby the first author lived for 38 days on Farm A and 23 days on Farm B. She conducted participant observation and ethnographic interviews with farm staff positions within five departments in Farm A and six departments in Farm B. In addition, she conducted 13 semi-structured interviews (seven on Farm A; six on Farm B). We used template analysis to generate key themes. On both farms, workers believed that animal care practices had improved over time, due to three key employee management factors: 1) organizational culture, 2) competency of worker and management, and 3) an effective incentive system. Our results suggest that animal care may be improved in this context by: 1) promoting a culture in which workers have ‘grit’ and are eager to learn, 2) ensuring basic worker wellbeing, and 3) using animal care outcomes as performance indicators linked to pay.

scholarly journals Gravity is quiet: an immersive multiimage video installation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Lengden
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Visual Content ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Video Installation ◽  
Optimal State ◽  
The World ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Physical Capacities

This paper presents research related to an immersive installation that explores the possibility of creating a portrait of a particular state of mind. This optimal state of consciousness, called flow and coined by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi reveals a subtle and hidden world of true presence and untapped potential. Entitled Gravity is quiet, this 3-channel audio visual installation examines the world of highline as a walking meditation and mines the introspections of various flow practitioners through a singular, yet symphonically built voiceover. The documented individuals push the perceived boundaries of their own mental and physical capacities, illustrating their acceptance of the culture of risk, and the possibility of harnessing fear, discomfort, creativity and joy through the world of movement. Subjects were filmed in Canyon Sainte-Anne and Kamouraska, Quebec in the late summer of 2015. The installation is based on data collected through participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and visual content analysis of sportfocused media.

The Sophist and The Swarm: Feminism, Platonism and Ancient Philosophy in Achilles Tatius' Leucippe and Clitophon

Ramus ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-72
Author(s):  
Alex Dressler
Keyword(s):  
Gender Norms ◽  
Ancient Philosophy ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Achilles Tatius ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
The World ◽  
Ancient Texts

Achilles Tatius' novelLeucippe and Clitophonis widely recognised by critics as generally ‘philosophical’, even ‘Platonic’, but critics also agree that the meaning of this philosophy and Platonism–whether it is serious or satiric, semantic or aesthetic–is unclear. As a result of this ambivalence, a perplexity confronts the reader who wants to understand the particularlypoliticalphilosophical meaning of Achilles' novel, especially through its depiction of gender norms and hierarchies. The purpose of this article is to revisit the philosophical possibilities of Achilles' novel in view of its various literary and social-historical contexts. To do this, I work through rather than against the perplexity that confronts the reader ofL&C, proposing a relational, reflexive mode of reading that attends to the interplay of Platonism, Stoicism and the social-historical associations that Achilles' mobilisation of each imparts. Such a mode of reading suggests, against numerous critical interpretations, thatL&Cmay actually relate the feminine to the world in a progressive way. In addition, the development of this mode of reading in response toL&Cpotentially undermines, not only the masculinist gender norms that the novel seems to reinforce, but also the very subject-object dualism that underpins mainstream historicist modes of relating to ancient texts as something out there in the walled-off universe of competing textualities that is ‘the past’.

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