Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Anthropology) / This dissertation is an ethnography of the figure of the moffie as a performance of same sex
desire amongst gender non-conforming men, as it is celebrated in the 'coloured' ('coloured' is
a constructed racial category, similar to 'white' and 'black' designated onto South Africans
during the system of legislated racial segregation) townships of Cape Town. In this dissertation
I demonstrate that the moffie is central to the lives of gender non-conforming men living in the
'coloured' townships of Cape Town. Through historical and contemporary ethnography, I
show how moffie life is a representation of same sex desire amongst men that is highly visible.
I reveal how moffie life is socially sanctioned through feminine self-styling, embodied through
that of the gay hairdresser, annual gay beauty pageant competitions and Gay Pride events.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/6214 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Cloete, Allanise |
| Contributors | Becker, Heike |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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