White men speaking : an exploration of intersections, tensions and alternative ways of being white and a man in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorErasmus, Zimitrien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Claireen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-03T12:48:38Z
dc.date.available2014-10-03T12:48:38Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIt is becoming widely recognised that those at the centres of power are also responsible for social transformation. In South Africa, white men still dominate these centres. Some white men have recognised this and have taken on the task of confronting their prejudice and acknowledging their privilege, in order to forge more transformative ways of being a white man in South Africa. These ways of being, however, remain marginal. Hegemonic masculinities and whiteness continue to dominate South African society, hampering transformation. In order to counter these hegemonic ways of being, alternatives need to be actively engaged and emboldened. This can be achieved partly by disaggregating narratives of masculinity and whiteness, as neither are homogenous. In so doing, dominant discourse is challenged and a more robust discursive space for alternative ways of being is allowed to emerge.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKelly, C. (2005). <i>White men speaking : an exploration of intersections, tensions and alternative ways of being white and a man in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8024en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKelly, Claire. <i>"White men speaking : an exploration of intersections, tensions and alternative ways of being white and a man in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8024en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKelly, C. 2005. White men speaking : an exploration of intersections, tensions and alternative ways of being white and a man in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kelly, Claire AB - It is becoming widely recognised that those at the centres of power are also responsible for social transformation. In South Africa, white men still dominate these centres. Some white men have recognised this and have taken on the task of confronting their prejudice and acknowledging their privilege, in order to forge more transformative ways of being a white man in South Africa. These ways of being, however, remain marginal. Hegemonic masculinities and whiteness continue to dominate South African society, hampering transformation. In order to counter these hegemonic ways of being, alternatives need to be actively engaged and emboldened. This can be achieved partly by disaggregating narratives of masculinity and whiteness, as neither are homogenous. In so doing, dominant discourse is challenged and a more robust discursive space for alternative ways of being is allowed to emerge. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - White men speaking : an exploration of intersections, tensions and alternative ways of being white and a man in South Africa TI - White men speaking : an exploration of intersections, tensions and alternative ways of being white and a man in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8024 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8024
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKelly C. White men speaking : an exploration of intersections, tensions and alternative ways of being white and a man in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8024en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 72-77).en_ZA
dc.titleWhite men speaking : an exploration of intersections, tensions and alternative ways of being white and a man in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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