Masculinity and Mayhem

The Performance of Gender in a South African Boys’ School

Bibliographic Data

ID2388114
AuthorsJason Bantjes (0000-0002-3626-9883, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa, corresponding author), Johan Nieuwoudt (University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa)
Year2014
Volume17
Issue4
Pages376-395
Publication date2014-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMen and Masculinities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1097-184X • E-ISSN: 1552-6828
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1097184x14539964
OpenAlexW2052165713
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited50

We describe an incident of disruptive behavior which occurred in a boys' school in South Africa, and the context in which it occurred. The incident of mayhem is deconstructed in order to illuminate what it reveals about the performance of masculinity in the school. Descriptions are offered of practices and rituals which show how gender is performed within an elite boys' school and how this incident illuminates the gender regime of the institution. The discussion highlights the contradictory and contested nature of performances of masculinity within the school

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