MASCULINITE(S), FEMINITE(S) ET “EUPHORIE DU GENRE” DANS LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DE NAN GOLDIN

• Authors: GRUÉ Mélanie

Title variants

EN

MASCULINITIES, FEMININITIES AND “GENDER EUPHORIA” IN NAN GOLDIN’S PHOTOGRAPHIES

• Languages of publication: FR

Abstracts

EN

In the 1970s-1990s, the American photographer Nan Goldin took a series of photographs which reproduce the stereotypes of the heterosexual romance, yet also subvert gender norms. She documented the transgender and drag subcultures and granted recognition to those who were obliterated by mainstream society. This contribution confronts gender and queer studies, the sociology of homosexuality and transgender history with Goldin‘s photographs, and highlights how the photographer destabilizes gender paradigms and interrogates the definitions of masculinity and femininity. Goldin promotes the proliferation of gender expressions and celebrates what she calls ―gender euphoria.

Keywords

EN

Celebration; Drag queens; Nan Goldin; photography; transgender

• Publisher: Inter Litteras Research Centre, STEFAN CEL MARE University, Suceava, Romania; STEFAN CEL MARE Publishing House
• Journal: Concordia Discors vs Discordia Concors: Researches into Comparative Literature, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross-Cultural and Translation Strategies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 6
• Pages: 109-135

Contributors

author

GRUÉ Mélanie

• University of Paris-Est, IMAGER, UPEC, France