Inxeba (The Wound), Queerness and Xhosa Culture

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Lwando
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-11T07:42:57Z
dc.date.available2021-01-11T07:42:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis 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.identifier.citationScott, L. (2021). Inxeba (The Wound), Queerness and Xhosa Culture. Journal of African Cultural Studies ,33(1), 26-38en_US
dc.identifier.issn1369-6815
dc.identifier.uri10.1080/13696815.2020.1792278
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/5625
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectInxebaen_US
dc.subjectMasculinityen_US
dc.subjectQueeren_US
dc.subjectSame-sex desireen_US
dc.subjectXhosa cultureen_US
dc.titleInxeba (The Wound), Queerness and Xhosa Cultureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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