Masculinity in lesbian discourse: the case of butch and femme

Jones, Lucy (2015) Masculinity in lesbian discourse: the case of butch and femme. In: Language and masculinities: performance, intersections, dislocations. Routledge critical studies in discourse (7). Routledge, New York, pp. 174-196. ISBN 9781317638926

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Abstract

This chapter explores the ways in which a lesbian community of practice perform a ‘butch’ identity. It uses discourse analysis to consider an interaction between them, showing a shared sense of self to be produced which rejects traditional symbols of femininity. It is argued that performing a ‘butch’ identity is not the same as projecting a ‘masculine’ self; instead, butch identity is a way of challenging typical expectations about (heterosexual) women and femininity. ‘Butch’ identity is more complex than the mimicry of maleness, as it is often interpreted; instead, it allows lesbian women to perform an alternative, queer female identity.

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Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Language and masculinities: performance, intersections, dislocations on 05/12/2015, available online: http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9781315759357. Copyright © 2015. From: Language and masculinities: performance, intersections, dislocations by Tommaso M. Milani, Editor. Reproduced by permission of Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, a division of Informa plc. This material is strictly for personal use only. For any other use, the user must contact Taylor & Francis directly at this address: permissions.mailbox@taylorandfrancis.com. Printing, photocopying, sharing via any means is a violation of copyright.
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Arts > School of English
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Date Deposited: 17 Mar 2016 14:11
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:28
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/32368

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