Masculinity and Dance : Male Dancers, Gender and Society in Stockholm, Sweden
This thesis examines the conditions for professional and aspiring professional male theatre dancers across two separate field sites in Stockholm, Sweden. By analysing these conditions I aim to discuss how hegemonic masculine social norms inform and affect the lives of these male dancers and the cons...
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ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-su-1857452020-11-10T05:36:42ZMasculinity and Dance : Male Dancers, Gender and Society in Stockholm, SwedenengWalmsley, WalmsleyStockholms universitet, Socialantropologiska institutionen2020masculinitygenderdanceembodimentSwedenSocial AnthropologySocialantropologiThis thesis examines the conditions for professional and aspiring professional male theatre dancers across two separate field sites in Stockholm, Sweden. By analysing these conditions I aim to discuss how hegemonic masculine social norms inform and affect the lives of these male dancers and the consequences of those norms for the wider male population. Through interview, unobtrusive observation and dance participation I will scrutinise the male experience of dance work and training in order to understand the lives of professional male dancers and their perception of themselves and their work, as part of a very small minority of men in Swedish society. Through a comparative analysis of dance and sport, I suggest that the stark gender imbalance in dance work and training is indicative of a larger pattern of hegemonic masculine social norms that stymie male social development and undermine wider societal efforts towards gender equality. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-185745application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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This thesis examines the conditions for professional and aspiring professional male theatre dancers across two separate field sites in Stockholm, Sweden. By analysing these conditions I aim to discuss how hegemonic masculine social norms inform and affect the lives of these male dancers and the consequences of those norms for the wider male population. Through interview, unobtrusive observation and dance participation I will scrutinise the male experience of dance work and training in order to understand the lives of professional male dancers and their perception of themselves and their work, as part of a very small minority of men in Swedish society. Through a comparative analysis of dance and sport, I suggest that the stark gender imbalance in dance work and training is indicative of a larger pattern of hegemonic masculine social norms that stymie male social development and undermine wider societal efforts towards gender equality. |
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Walmsley, Walmsley |
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Masculinity and Dance : Male Dancers, Gender and Society in Stockholm, Sweden |
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Masculinity and Dance : Male Dancers, Gender and Society in Stockholm, Sweden |
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Masculinity and Dance : Male Dancers, Gender and Society in Stockholm, Sweden |
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Masculinity and Dance : Male Dancers, Gender and Society in Stockholm, Sweden |
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Masculinity and Dance : Male Dancers, Gender and Society in Stockholm, Sweden |
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masculinity and dance : male dancers, gender and society in stockholm, sweden |
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Stockholms universitet, Socialantropologiska institutionen |
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