Deconstructing matula (taboo), a multi-stakeholder narrative about LGBTI
| Autor: | Vhonani Netshandama, Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu-Mudzusi, P. Matshideze |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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030505 public health
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Taboo Identity (social science) Gender studies Focus group Narrative inquiry Denialism 03 medical and health sciences 050903 gender studies Transgender Narrative 0509 other social sciences Lesbian 0305 other medical science Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | South African Journal of Higher Education. 31 |
| ISSN: | 1753-5913 |
| DOI: | 10.20853/31-4-1328 |
| Popis: | This article reports on a multi-stakeholder narrative about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community in Venda in relation to the concept matula (taboo). We used a narrative enquiry design and collected data at a South African rural university using individual, face-to-face interviews with 15 participants (heterosexual and LGBTI individuals), and two focus group discussions with participants from the university and the community. Five themes emerged following narrative analysis, namely: (1) a definition of culture and matula ; (2) the construction of the concept of matula , (3) Christian values, interpretations and influence; (4) the tendency to sexualise identity and (5) the knowledge of people about the salient reality of many truths. As there is a tendency of denialism in rural communities, the stories told provide the evidence needed of the presence of LGBTI individuals. We suggest the initiation of culturally congruent LGBTI advocacy programmes in rural areas. |
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