Masculinities and narrating the past
Experiences of Researching White Men Who Refused to Serve in the Apartheid Army
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2403146 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Conway (0009-0007-9963-9611) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 347-354 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-7941 • E-ISSN: 1741-3109 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1468794106093631 |
| OpenAlex | W2146270402 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article reflexively analyses the construction of identity and the representation of the past in qualitative interviews with white men who refused to serve in the apartheid-era South African Defence Force (SADF). The contribution that white male objectors made to the anti-apartheid struggle occupies an ambivalent and increasingly forgotten aspect of South African liberation history. In a reflexive research story, I argue that the gendered, sexual and raced subjectivities of the researcher and researched are central to the joint construction of meaning in the interview and in the creation of self-narratives. The article also analyses how the narratives of white men's involvement in resisting apartheid are defined by their perceived position and wider power struggles in contemporary South Africa
Aesthetics · Ambivalence · Art · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Political science · Politics · Reflexivity · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · South African History and Culture
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |