dc.contributor.author | Scott, Lwando | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-11T07:42:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-11T07:42:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Scott, L. (2021). Inxeba (The Wound), Queerness and Xhosa Culture. Journal of African Cultural Studies ,33(1), 26-38 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1369-6815 | |
dc.identifier.uri | 10.1080/13696815.2020.1792278 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5625 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article focuses on the controversy caused by the release of the film Inxeba (The Wound). Inxeba depicts a complex intersection of rites of passage, masculinities, queerness and the relationships between men in a homosocial environment within a Xhosa cultural setting. I argue that the subject matter of same-sex intimacy in the film challenges dominant constructions of Xhosa masculinities by going to the foundation of dominant Xhosa masculinities, namely the male initiation process. The film poses a challenge to Xhosa culture by boldly asking: what is the position of Xhosa culture on same-sex intimacies? The film depicts same-sex intimacy that takes place in one of the most sacred of Xhosa cultural spaces. In the article, the film is analysed as a conversation initiator, through which ideas about same-sex desire, Xhosa culture and ultimately African sexuality can be scrutinised and debated. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_US |
dc.subject | Inxeba | en_US |
dc.subject | Masculinity | en_US |
dc.subject | Queer | en_US |
dc.subject | Same-sex desire | en_US |
dc.subject | Xhosa culture | en_US |
dc.title | Inxeba (The Wound), Queerness and Xhosa Culture | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |