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Copyright Rafael Silva Vega Jul-Dec 2012

Abstract

This article analyzes the speech of a group of self-identified homosexual men in Cali in which they refer to the visibilization of homosexuality and its consequences. Distancing itself from the explanation of such speech as "internal homophobia" or as "end-discrimination," the current study utilizes Judith Butler's concept of performativity in three categories of analysis: allegory, implicit and explicit norms, and desire/aversion. Based on this analysis, this hate speech can be read as a succession of performative acts that constitute an idealized subject while simultaneously reaffirming a desired yet threatened masculinity. These performative acts not only allow them to defend themselves against a perceived persecution for a sexual abjection that threatens heteronormativity, but also allow for a strong component of homoerotic desire to be embedded within such speech.

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Title
Performatividad y lenguaje de odio: expresiones de la homosexualidad masculina en la ciudad de Cali/Performativity and Hate Speech: Expressions of Male Homosexuality in Cali/Performatividade e linguagem de ódio: expressões da homossexualidade masculina na cidade de Cali
Author
Castelar, Andrés Felipe; Aguirre, Felipe Quintero
Pages
208-239
Publication year
2012
Publication date
Jul-Dec 2012
Publisher
Filipe Van der Huck
ISSN
20110324
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1428148562
Copyright
Copyright Rafael Silva Vega Jul-Dec 2012