This thesis offers a reading of GQ South Africa 2000, the first glossy men’s magazine to be launched in South Africa (in 2000). It traces the possible iconographical genealogy of glossy men’s magazines to canonical erotic artworks and examines the aesthetic conventions used by GQ to elevate its contents through an implied association with art. This thesis, furthermore, investigates the commonalities between GQ, a ‘mainstream’ publication, and ‘pornography’ (as defined by the United States Civil Rights Ordinance 1985). In this way, the fluid impermanence of ‘art’, ‘pornography’ and ‘popular culture’ as typologies is highlighted. The new taxonomy of ‘gentlemen’s pornography’ is introduced in order to counter the notion that material that has the gloss of ‘high culture’ and is deemed socially acceptable, cannot be pornographic. This thesis submits that a critical reading of glossy men’s magazines from an interdisciplinary perspective is imperative in order to reveal their ideological assumptions. The ideological position that informs this study is the radical feminist belief that pornography objectifies and subordinates women and is, therefore, harmful. The thesis is simultaneously grounded in the theoretical methodologies of visual culture and art history, and as such assumes the intonation of these disciplines. From a Postmodern point-of-view, popular visual culture not only wields power in terms of generalising (capitalist and sexist) western paradigms, but is also skilful at masking its significant influence in doing so. For this reason, this dissertation endeavours to raise a critical dialogue concerning the ideological ‘message’ of glossy men’s magazines. The sometimes antithetical nature of discourse critically centered on gender representation in visual culture may be attributed to the pervasiveness of familiar (and therefore seemingly harmless) female objectification in the popular media. This thesis examines the iconography of gendered stereotypes against the erotic/pornographic, high culture/low culture object/subject binaries, and, furthermore, situates these types in the wider dialectic of ‘obscene’ (off-scene) versus ‘acceptable’ culture. The glossy men’s magazines that form the interest of this study are a trade situated in the alliance of social elitism and representational control over the female body, and, thus, this thesis marks the point of intersection between consumer culture and the politics of display. / Dissertation (MA (Visual Arts))--University of Pretoria, 2003. / Visual Arts / unrestricted

Tidigare forskning har främst belyst incels i relation till våld och radikalisering. Förhållandevis lite akademisk uppmärksamhet har tillägnats det som kan förstås som kärnan av incelgemenskapen; avsaknaden av intima relationer. Följande studie ämnar fylla detta tomrum genom att undersöka incels föreställningar om maskulinitet och intima relationer, samt hur de kan förstås i relation till teoretiska perspektiv på maskulinitet och sexualitet. Studien utgår från en kvalitativ metod med en socialkonstruktivistisk forskningsansats. Materialinsamlingen har skett i form av ett tidsbaserat urval där skrivna inlägg från de tre internationellt största diskussionsforumen för incels inhämtades, vid tre olika tillfällen. Alla foruminlägg som publicerades inom en specifik timme inkluderades i urvalet. Empirin bearbetades med en induktiv konventionell innehållsanalys. De teoretiska perspektiven utgår från hegemonisk maskulinitet, och en utveckling av Bourdieus begrepp om fysiskt kapital. Erotiskt kapital användes som kompletterande teoretiskt begrepp. De övergripande resultaten visar att många av personerna på incelforumen förhåller sig till två föreställda strukturer inom vilka intima relationer antas uppstå. Den ena strukturen utgår från en föreställd maskulinitetshierarki där endast män med hegemonisk status antas kunna inleda intima relationer med kvinnor. Den andra strukturen består av en föreställd sexuell marknad där medlemmarna menar att kvinnor strävar efter att inleda relationer med attraktiva och framgångsrika män. Personerna på incelforumen försöker utveckla och etablera strategier för att uppnå en överordnad position i maskulinitetshierarkin och på den sexuella marknaden. Syftet med att avancera inom hierarkierna utgår från en föreställning om att endast en överordnad position kan möjliggöra intima relationer. / Previous research has placed incels in relation to violence and radicalization. Relatively little academic attention has been paid to what can be seen as the essence of the community; the lack of intimate relationships. The following study aims to close this gap by exploring how incels view masculinity and intimate relationships, and how this view relates to theoretical perspectives on sexuality and masculinity. This study is based on a qualitative method with a social constructivist approach. Data was collected in the form of a time-based sample where written posts from the three largest international forums for incels were collected on three different occasions. At each occasion all forum posts that were created or updated within a chosen specific hour were included in the sample. The material was processed using an inductive conventional content analysis. The theoretical perspective is based on hegemonic masculinity, and a development of Bourdieu's concept of physical capital. Erotic capital was used as a complementary theoretical concept. The overall results show that people on the incel forums relate to two imagined structures within which intimate relationships are assumed to arise. One structure is based on an imagined masculinity hierarchy where only men with hegemonic status are assumed to be able to initiate intimate relationships with women. The second structure consists of an imagined sexual market where forum members believe that women strive to initiate relationships with attractive and successful men. The people on the incel forums try to develop and establish strategies to achieve a superior position in the masculinity hierarchy and on the sexual market. The purpose of advancing within the hierarchies is based on the notion that only a superior position can enable intimate relationships.

El presente proyecto tiene como objetivo evaluar la viabilidad de poner en marcha una idea de negocio: “ENTRENOS”. Éste se enfocará en la importación y comercialización de artículos sexuales en un modelo de negocio sutil, educativo y lúdico, dirigido a mayores de 18 años con capacidad adquisitiva, que deseen descubrir, potenciar su sexualidad y mejorar su experiencia sexual. “ENTRENOS”, genera un impacto en la sociedad a través del impulso de igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de hombres y mujeres independientemente de sus gustos y preferencias. Incluye y respeta a la comunidad LGTB, a su vez genera una cultura sexual saludable. Los productos y servicios fueron diseñados a partir de las necesidades que presenta un segmento de mercado no satisfecho. Para ello, se realizó una investigación de mercado donde se descubre que este segmento presenta diversas incomodidades al recibir publicidad agresiva de productos, falta de stocks, variedad de productos e información que no resuelve dudas y ocasiona la vulnerabilidad de su privacidad. Uno de los principales factores que contribuirá con éxito, son las alianzas estratégicas, el abastecimiento oportuno y la entrega a tiempo de los productos al cliente. El modelo de negocio presentado tiene todas las oportunidades de crecimiento, se determina que por cada 100 visitas en el landing page hay un nivel de aceptación del 50%, siendo un 20% más de lo que se esperó. Para finalizar, mediante la aplicación del VPN y el TIR se observa que nuestro proyecto si produce valor, siendo rentable en el tiempo. / The present project aims to evaluate the feasibility of starting a business idea: "TRAIN US". This will focus on the import and commercialization of sexual articles in a subtle, educational and playful business model, aimed at people over 18 with purchasing power, who wish to discover, enhance their sexuality and improve their sexual experience. "TRAIN US", generates an impact on society through the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of men and women regardless of their tastes and preferences. It includes and respects the LGBT community, in turn generates a healthy sexual culture. Products and services were designed based on the needs presented by an unsatisfied market segment. For this, a market investigation was carried out where it is discovered that this segment presents various discomforts when receiving aggressive advertising of products, lack of stocks, variety of products and information that does not resolve doubts and causes the vulnerability of their privacy. One of the main factors that will contribute to success are strategic alliances, timely sourcing and delivery of products to the customer on time. The business model presented has all the growth opportunities, it is determined that for every 100 visits on the landing page there is an acceptance level of 50%, being 20% ​​more than what was expected. Finally, through the application of the NPV and the IRR, it is observed that our project does produce value, being profitable over time. / Trabajo de investigación

Dès sa première apparition dans le recueil de conférences intitulé Le Temps et l’Autre, la notion du féminin mobilisée par Levinas a provoqué un débat interprétatif qui perdure jusqu’à aujourd'hui. Les lectures ont oscillé entre une assimilation du féminin au schème d’une pensée patriarcale dont la philosophie peine à sortir et une compréhension qui vise à justifier son usage en tant qu’autre de la pensée souvent jugée trop virile. Les travaux qui se situent dans cette deuxième veine interprétative cherchent également à complexifier le tableau en faisant appel non seulement à la philosophie de Levinas, mais également à son judaïsme. Dans cette lignée, la présente étude vise une réhabilitation du féminin en l’inscrivant dans l’économie générale de l’œuvre de Levinas. De la relation érotique (Chapitre I : Le rapport érotique), en passant par les mécanismes de constitution de la conscience (Chapitre II : Topologie de l’effacement : subjectivité et discrétion) et jusqu’au messianisme maternel (Chapitre III : Maternité, fécondité et avenir), la notion du féminin sera suivie au fil d’un itinéraire qui scrutera ses diverses transformations, pour finalement converger vers une conception de la subjectivité résolument « féminine ». / As early as its first appearance in the cycle of conferences titled Le Temps et l’Autre, the notion of the feminine discussed by Levinas has provoked an interpretative debate that goes on to this day. The different readings have vacillated between an assimilation of the feminine to the scheme of a patriarchal thought from which philosophy has a hard time freeing itself and a hermeneutics that justifies its use as the other of thought often judged to be too virile. The works that situate themselves in this second interpretative line of thought also seek to paint a more complex picture by calling not only on Levinas’s philosophy, but also on his Judaism. Following this second line, the present study aims to rehabilitate the feminine by inscribing it in the general economy of Levinas’s work. From the erotic relationship (Chapitre I : Le rapport érotique), via the mechanisms of the constitution of conscience (Chapitre II : Topologie de l’effacement : subjectivité et discrétion), to maternal messianism (Chapitre III : Maternité, fécondité et avenir), the notion of the feminine will be followed through an itinerary scrutinizing its many transformations to finally converge on a conception of subjectivity that is resolutely “feminine”.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / For women in patriarchal societies, life is stitched with silence and violence. This is especially true for women of color. In a world that has cast women as invisible and voiceless, to create from the margins is to demand to be seen and heard. Thus, women’s art has never had the privilege of being art for art’s sake and instead is necessarily involved in the work of articulating and (re)writing female experience. When women seek, through their work and art, to feel deeply and connect with other women, they tap into what Audre Lorde has famously termed “the power of the erotic.” Lorde suggests that to acknowledge and trust those deepest feelings within our bodies is a subversive power that spurs social change. In the following work, novels by Kate Chopin, Gayl Jones, and Edwidge Danticat are linked by their female characters who seek the erotic via their art of choice and, in doing so, resist disempowerment and explore the life-giving nature of female connection. Furthermore, because the authors themselves are engaged in rendering the female experience visible, the novels discussed actively converse with their respective waves of feminism and propel social activism and feminist discourse. Hence, this project provides both a close reading of The Awakening, Corregidora, and The Dew Breaker, and a broader contention on the role of women’s literature in social justice.

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[pt] No presente trabalho, faço traduções comentadas de dez gazéis do poeta persa do século XIV Hafiz de Xiraz. São traduções diretas do persa para o português, levando em consideração os elementos formais e temáticos do gazel – um tipo de poema lírico estruturado em dísticos. No que tange a forma, buscou-se adaptar os elementos formais – entre os quais se pode destacar a monorrima e os versos longos – tomando emprestando recursos da poesia espanhola. Em termos temáticos, as traduções consideraram as convenções tradicionais da poesia lírica amorosa do gazel, bem como a influência do sufismo, corrente mística do Islã. Considera-se que um elemento central da poética hafiziana é o jogo entre significados profanos e místicos, gerando indefinição e questionamento no leitor. Os gazéis que foram selecionados não seguem necessariamente uma linha em comum, mas são poemas icônicos de seu divã, frequentemente traduzidos. / [en] This thesis presents annotated translations of ten ghazals by the 14th-century Persian poet Hafez of Shiraz. These are direct translations from Persian into Portuguese, considering the formal and thematic elements of the ghazal – a genre of poem structured in couplets. In terms of form, my translation tries to adapt the formal elements of the ghazal – mainly its monorhyme and long lines. When it comes to themes, the translations take into consideration the traditional conventions of the amorous lyric ghazal, as well as the influence of Sufism – usually defined as Islamic mysticism. I see the interplay between profane and mystic meanings as a central aspect of Hafezian poetics, generating uncertainty in the reader. The ghazals that have been selected for translation do not necessarily follow a common thread, but are all iconic, oft translated, poems from his divan.

[ES] El presente estudio se centra en el análisis de la praxis teatral, a partir del montaje esceno-performativo: Descripción de un cuadro, texto de Heiner Müller, y dirección de Madeleine Loayza, con la finalidad de exponer la importancia de la «tensión erótica» (entendida como energía vital asociada a Eros) presente en la poíesis del acontecimiento teatral. Nos enfocaremos en los dispositivos contrahegemónicos (a los que caracteriza su gesto irreverente y crítico) presentes en el fenómeno sensoperceptivo y receptivo, el mismo que involucra la relación del actor-operador/performer con los diversos elementos que intervienen en la producción de dicha poíesis y su alcance en el espectador. La investigación incluye la poíesis convivial, productiva y la poíesis receptiva enfocadas en el proceso y en el resultado. En este contexto se observa, analiza e interpreta el modo en que acontece dicha tensión, emplazándonos desde el rol de artista-investigadora/espectadora. El estudio concluye con el soporte conceptual y el diseño de la investigación-creación: Mujer en llamas; donde la investigadora se asume como artista-investigadora/directora, actriz y dramaturga. Observar cómo se constituye el fenómeno sensoperceptivo y receptivo de la poíesis, al develarse el modo en que opera la «tensión erótica» y su alcance en el espectador, en tanto dispositivo de resistencia contrahegemónico por medio de mecanismos y formas de producción liminales, para lo cual se ponen en discusión las características de operación del dispositivo, de acuerdo con las particularidades del montaje propuesto. El estudio contempla, desde una perspectiva analítica, las teatralidades contemporáneas, pertenecientes al campo de la Teatrología, con énfasis en la dimensión performativa del signo teatral que destaca los aspectos espacio/temporales y kinésicos. Nos referirnos al análisis de la dinámica de la ejecución del signo en escena (que involucra al espectador), más que limitarnos a identificar la estructura de los signos teatrales; esta perspectiva desplaza al eje de la literatura dramática como referente canónico para abordar la experiencia escénica. Enfatizar el rol del cuerpo en el fenómeno sensoperceptivo y receptivo, entre el actor y el espectador, nos remite a la visión nietzscheana que toma como referente la tragedia griega (siglos V y IV a. C), retomada luego por Artaud y otros pensadores de su tiempo desde el campo de la filosofía; esta perspectiva potencia el rol del espectador en la dinámica escénica desde la auto-alteración y la capacidad crítica y autocrítica. De allí que el concepto liminalidad presente en Descripción de un cuadro, posea un carácter político importante en tanto contrahegemónico como antiestructura. Los parámetros para observar la operatividad de la «tensión erótica» se advierten en los dispositivos poéticos, que configuran su poíesis en las modalidades productiva, receptiva y convivial. En el montaje Descripción de un cuadro, el dramaturgismo, las prácticas performáticas; el análisis del «convivio» entre los diversos materiales o matrices que intervienen en el proceso de factura de la obra, como dispositivos poéticos, constituyen los pilares que sustentan el proceso de investigación-creación. En lo que respecta al soporte conceptual y exposición del diseño del montaje Mujer en llamas, este se desarrolla a partir de la metodología que guía el enfoque del presente estudio, con el objetivo que pueda ser incorporada y replicada en otros procesos creadores. / [CA] El present estudi es centra en l'anàlisi de la praxi teatral, a partir del muntatge esceno-performatiu: Descripció d'un quadre, text de Heiner Müller, i dirección de Madeleine Loayza amb la finalitat d'exposar la importància de la «tensió eròtica» (entesa com a energia vital associada a Eros) present en la poiesis de l'esdeveniment teatral. Ens centrarem en els dispositius contrahegemónicos (caracteritzats pel caràcter irreverent i crític) presents en el fenomen sensoperceptiu i receptiu, el fenomen mateix que involucra la relació de l'actor-operador/performer amb els diversos elements que intervenen en la producció d'aquesta poíesis i el seu abast en l'espectador. La investigació inclou la poíesis convivial, productiva i la poíesis receptiva enfocades en el procés i en el resultat. En aquest context s'observa, analitza i interpreta la manera en què esdevé aquesta tensió, emplaçant-nos des del rol d'artista-investigadora/espectadora. L'estudi conclou amb el suport conceptual i el disseny de la investigació-creació: Dona en flames; on la investigadora s'assumeix com a artista-investigadora/directora, actriu i dramaturga. Observar com es constitueix el fenomen sensoperceptivo i receptiu de la poiesis, al develarse la manera en què opera la "tensió eròtica" i el seu abast en l'espectador, en tant dispositiu de resistència contrahegemònic per mitjà de mecanismes i formes de producció liminals, per a això es posen en discussió les característiques d'operació del dispositiu d'acord amb les particularitats del muntatge proposat. L'estudi contempla des d'una perspectiva analítica les teatralitats contemporànies pertanyents al camp de la Teatrología, posant especial èmfasi en la dimensió performativa del signe teatral que destaca els aspectes espai/temporals i kinèsics. Ens referirm a l'anàlisi de la dinàmica de l'execució del signe en escena (que involucra a l'espectador), més que limitar-nos a identificar l'estructura dels signes teatrals; desplaçant-nos de l'eix de la literatura dramàtica com a referent canònic a l'experiència escènica. Emfatitzar el rol del cos en el fenomen sensoperceptiu i receptiu, entre l'actor i l'espectador, ens remet a la visió nietzscheana que pren com a referent la tragèdia grega (segles V i IV a. C), represa després per Artaud desde l'escena i per altres pensadors del seu temps des del camp de la filosofia; perspectiva es potencia el rol de l'espectador en la dinàmica escènica, des de l'acte-alteració i la seua capacitat crítica i autocrítica. Per aquest motiu el concepte liminalitat present en Descripció d'un quadre, poseeix un caràcter polític important en tant contrahegemónico com a antiestructura. Els paràmetres per a observar l'operativitat de la «tensió eròtica» s'adverteixen en els dispositius poètics que configuren el seu poíesis en les modalitats productiva, receptiva i convivial. En el muntatge Descripció d'un quadre, el dramaturgismo, les pràctiques performatives; l'anàlisi del "convivio" entre els diversos materials o matrius que intervenen en el procés de creació de l'obra, com a dispositius poètics, constitueixen els pilars que sustenten el procés d'investigació-creació. Pel que fa al suport conceptual i exposició del disseny del muntatge Dona en flames, aquest es desenvolupa a partir de la metodologia que guia la perspectiva del present estudi, amb l'objectiu que puga ser incorporada i replicada en altres processos creatius. / [EN] This research focuses on the analysis of theatrical praxis, coming from the sceno-performative staging of: Description of a painting, written by Heiner Müller, and directed by Madeleine Loayza, in order to expose the importance of the "erotic tension" (understood as vital energy associated with Eros) present in the poiesis of the theatrical event. We will focus on the against-hegemonic devices (which characterizes its irreverent and critical gesture) present in the sensoperceptive and receptive phenomenon, which also involves the relationship between the actor-operator/performer with the various elements that intervene in the production the mentioned poiesis and its scope to the spectator. For this reason, the research includes convivial productive poíesis and receptive poíesis, focused on the process and the result. Under this context, the way in which this tension occurs is observed, analyzed and interpreted, summoning us from the role of artist-researcher/spectator. The study concludes with the conceptual support and design of the research-creation: Woman on fire; where the researcher is assumed as artist-searcher/director, actress and playwright. Observes how the senso-perceptive and receptive phenomenon of poíesis is constituted, the way in which "erotic tension" operates and its scope to the spectator is revealed, as a device of against-hegemonic resistance that uses mechanisms and forms of liminal production, for which the operating characteristics of the device are discussed according to the particularities of the proposed assembly. The research considers contemporary theatricalities as an analytical approach, that belong to the field of Theatrology, with emphasis on the performative dimension of the theatrical sign that highlights the spatial/temporal and kinesic aspects. We are interested in analyzing the dynamics of the enforcement of the sign on stage (which involves the viewer), rather than limiting ourselves to identify the structure of the theatrical signs; this perspective displaces the axis of dramatic literature as a canonical reference to address the stage experience. Giving emphasis to the role of the body in the sensory-perceptual and receptive phenomenon, between the actor and the spectator, refers us to the Nietzschean vision that takes as a reference the Greek tragedy (5th and 4th centuries BC), later taken up again by Artaud and other thinkers and philosophers of this period; In this way, the role of the spectator in the scenic dynamics is also enhanced, from self-alteration and their critical and self-critical capacity. Therefore, the concept of liminality in Description of a painting has an important political character as bot: against-hegemonic and anti-structural. The parameters for observing the operability of the "erotic tension" are seen in the poetic, devices that configure its poiesis in the productive, receptive and convivial modalities. In the staging of Description of a painting; the playwriting, the performative practices, the analysis of the "conviviality" between the various materials or matrices that intervene the invoice process of the work as poetic devices, constitute the pillars that support the research-creation process. Regarding the conceptual support and design exhibition for the staging of Woman on Fire, it is developed by the methodology that guides the focus of this study, with the aim that it can be incorporated and replicated in other creative processes. / Loayza Cabezas, GM. (2021). La osadía de Eros. La «tensión erótica», dispositivo contrahegemónico de la poíesis teatral, de "Descripción de un cuadro" a "Mujer en llamas" [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/179975

This study aims to understand how social and sexual relations are initiated, negotiated and constructed among homo- and bisexual men within a specific sexual field; the geo-social application Grindr. It’s based on qualitative and semi-structured interviews with six self-identified homosexual men in Sweden from various age groups and with various social backgrounds who are using, or has used, Grindr in order to initiate and establish contacts with other homo- and bisexual men. Of certain interest are their experiences of using the application and being a part of its social and sexual setting.   In order to analyse the interviews, a combination of sexual script theory and sexual field theory has been used, together with Norbert Elias theories on the relationship between the established and the outsiders. The results indicate that Grindr is a refuge and safe space for homo- and bisexual men and queer persons from the social and sexual norms that prevails in a heteronormative society. As such, Grindr could be understood as a social and sexual field of its own, in which interpersonal scripts and negotiations are crucial for establishing contacts of various kinds. There is also a remarkable sexual stratification based on various sexual capitals that the users of Grindr use to position themselves in relation to each other in order to be regarded as desirable. One consequence of these “structures of desire” is that some personal and bodily qualities often are regarded in a less favourable way, sometimes with stigmatization and marginalization of groups of people as dire consequences of these structures of sexuality. There’s also a remarkable distinction, resistance and ambivalence against the heteronormative society and its cultural scenarios, but at the same time it was a necessary part in the collective self-image of being an outsider group.

Queer people of color in the United States are perpetually under siege politically, psychically, economically, physically, and affectively in the twenty-first century under capitalist white supremacist heteropatriarchy. Radical Self-Care, connects radical artivist performance in Austin, Texas with the theoretical genealogies of queer of color critique, women of color feminism, queer studies, and performance studies in order to propose a program for queer of color survival, sustainment and political revolt. Radical self-care is the holistic praxis that names the confluence of two distinct but inextricable processes developed in the first two chapters of this thesis. In chapter one, I take up the Generic Ensemble Company’s workshop production of What’s Goin’ On? as a case study in order to theorize the ‘performative of sustenance,’ a mechanism of queer worldmaking and queer world sustainment defined by its erotic and utopian affects. Chapter two, through a discussion of reproductive rights activism at the Texas state capitol, reformulates the concept of ‘parrhesia,’ the Socratic practice of ‘free speech’ taken up by Foucault in discussions of the care of the self, into a performance praxis of speaking truth to power with the potential to interrupt hegemonic systems of oppression. The final chapter explicates the ways in which these two mechanisms converge and operate as a dyad in the holistic process of radical self-care through an analysis of Fat: The Play, a devised work that premiered in Austin by and about fat queer femmes. Ultimately, Radical Self- Care aspires to offer queers of color a methodology of queer world sustainment that is also a program of political intervention, grounded in solidarity politics, into those systems of oppression that too often characterize queer of color existence as a project of survival rather than a project of flourishing. / text