Chapter Femminielli and the city: urban space and non-binary gender identities in Naples
dc.contributor.author | Cannella, Fabrizia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-01T13:39:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-05-01T13:39:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier | ONIX_20230501_9788855186612_56 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62640 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Ricerche. Architettura, Pianificazione, Paesaggio, Design | |
dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Naples | |
dc.subject.other | femminielli | |
dc.subject.other | queer space | |
dc.title | Chapter Femminielli and the city: urban space and non-binary gender identities in Naples | |
dc.type | chapter | |
oapen.identifier.doi | 10.36253/978-88-5518-661-2.09 | |
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy | bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870 | |
oapen.relation.isbn | 9788855186612 | |
oapen.series.number | 21 | |
oapen.pages | 16 | |
oapen.place.publication | Florence |