Henry E Chen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1744075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henry E Chen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henry E |
| FAMILY NAME | Chen |
| SIGNATURE | CHEN H E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5661-3728 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Smoking sugars in Wentworth, South Africa
In South Africa, many historically ‘Coloured’ (mixed-race) communities have inherited a drug crisis precipitated by the social and economic inequalities of apartheid. This article locates evidence from 35 qualitative, semi-structured interviews with men using heroin and other drugs within the complicated history of labour, vice, and race in Wentworth, a former Coloured township in Durban, South Africa. Narratives of life in Wentworth evince the s…
Bruin Ous Are the Main Ous
This study examines the importance of historical memory in galvanising constructions of masculinity in Wentworth, a formerly ‘coloured’ township in South Durban. Semi-structured focus group discussions and individual interviews with 28 coloured men uncovered a tradition of activist masculinities in the community and also revealed the complex ways in which the apartheid project continues to shape masculinity and family life in Wentworth. We explor…
If you a bitch, we treat you like a bitch’
Literature on masculinities in South Africa lacks in situ examinations of how teenage boys draw upon heterosexuality as a key resource to make sense of identities. Beyond recognition that heterosexual masculinity is key to understanding male culpability in the triple challenge of HIV, gender inequalities, and violence, there is a lack of attention to race- and class-based realities in the production of young masculinities. To address this gap, we…
Bruin Ous Are the Main Ous
This study examines the importance of historical memory in galvanising constructions of masculinity in Wentworth, a formerly ‘coloured’ township in South Durban. Semi-structured focus group discussions and individual interviews with 28 coloured men uncovered a tradition of activist masculinities in the community and also revealed the complex ways in which the apartheid project continues to shape masculinity and family life in Wentworth. We explor…
If you a bitch, we treat you like a bitch’
Literature on masculinities in South Africa lacks in situ examinations of how teenage boys draw upon heterosexuality as a key resource to make sense of identities. Beyond recognition that heterosexual masculinity is key to understanding male culpability in the triple challenge of HIV, gender inequalities, and violence, there is a lack of attention to race- and class-based realities in the production of young masculinities. To address this gap, we…
If you a bitch, we treat you like a bitch’
Literature on masculinities in South Africa lacks in situ examinations of how teenage boys draw upon heterosexuality as a key resource to make sense of identities. Beyond recognition that heterosexual masculinity is key to understanding male culpability in the triple challenge of HIV, gender inequalities, and violence, there is a lack of attention to race- and class-based realities in the production of young masculinities. To address this gap, we…
Bruin Ous Are the Main Ous
This study examines the importance of historical memory in galvanising constructions of masculinity in Wentworth, a formerly ‘coloured’ township in South Durban. Semi-structured focus group discussions and individual interviews with 28 coloured men uncovered a tradition of activist masculinities in the community and also revealed the complex ways in which the apartheid project continues to shape masculinity and family life in Wentworth. We explor…
Smoking sugars in Wentworth, South Africa
In South Africa, many historically ‘Coloured’ (mixed-race) communities have inherited a drug crisis precipitated by the social and economic inequalities of apartheid. This article locates evidence from 35 qualitative, semi-structured interviews with men using heroin and other drugs within the complicated history of labour, vice, and race in Wentworth, a former Coloured township in Durban, South Africa. Narratives of life in Wentworth evince the s…
Gender Studies (3 works) · Masculinity (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (2 works) · South African History and Culture (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Economic growth (1 works)