Chapter Femminielli and the city: urban space and non-binary gender identities in Naples
This essay examines the interrelation between (peripheral) gender identity and (peripheral) urban space. The analysis focuses on the femminiello, a quintessentially Neapolitan non-binary subjectivity embodying a fluid sexual identity, performatively crossing across masculine and feminine, deeply con...
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2023
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| description | This essay examines the interrelation between (peripheral) gender identity and (peripheral) urban space. The analysis focuses on the femminiello, a quintessentially Neapolitan non-binary subjectivity embodying a fluid sexual identity, performatively crossing across masculine and feminine, deeply connected to the territory where it originates—Naples’ inner city and its low-income historic neighborhoods. Accordingly, the essay looks at the material and immaterial interrelations between urban space and the femminiello identity. Methodologically, the study is built on a qualitative approach based mainly on fieldwork interviews with three of the most prominent femminielli of the Neapolitan context: CiroCiretta, a recognized exponent of the femminielli community and among the founders of a cultural association devoted to spreading and preserving the ancient femminiello culture; Tarantina Taran, an iconic local figure dubbed as “Naples’ last femminiello” in the city’s Spanish Quarters; and Loredana, activist and secretary of Naples’ Transsexual Association. The voices and stories of these three femminielli led us to read this non-binary gender identity in its relation to urban space, from different and complementary perspectives, which ultimately helped us trace a map of changing meaning and emerging forms of adaptation over time. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-997232025-07-17T12:15:34Z Chapter Femminielli and the city: urban space and non-binary gender identities in Naples Cannella, Fabrizia Naples femminielli queer space thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences This essay examines the interrelation between (peripheral) gender identity and (peripheral) urban space. The analysis focuses on the femminiello, a quintessentially Neapolitan non-binary subjectivity embodying a fluid sexual identity, performatively crossing across masculine and feminine, deeply connected to the territory where it originates—Naples’ inner city and its low-income historic neighborhoods. Accordingly, the essay looks at the material and immaterial interrelations between urban space and the femminiello identity. Methodologically, the study is built on a qualitative approach based mainly on fieldwork interviews with three of the most prominent femminielli of the Neapolitan context: CiroCiretta, a recognized exponent of the femminielli community and among the founders of a cultural association devoted to spreading and preserving the ancient femminiello culture; Tarantina Taran, an iconic local figure dubbed as “Naples’ last femminiello” in the city’s Spanish Quarters; and Loredana, activist and secretary of Naples’ Transsexual Association. The voices and stories of these three femminielli led us to read this non-binary gender identity in its relation to urban space, from different and complementary perspectives, which ultimately helped us trace a map of changing meaning and emerging forms of adaptation over time. 2023-05-02T04:13:34Z 2023-05-02T04:13:34Z 2023-05-01T13:39:02Z 2022 chapter ONIX_20230501_9788855186612_56 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62640 9788855186612 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/99723 eng Ricerche. Architettura, Pianificazione, Paesaggio, Design open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62640/1/chapter-36809.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62640/1/chapter-36809.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-661-2.09 10.36253/978-88-5518-661-2.09 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9788855186612 16 Florence open access |
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