Browsing by Subject "Heteronormativity"
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"Corrective rape" of lesbians in the era of transformative constitutionalism in South Africa
(2015)There have been numerous incidents of “corrective” rape of lesbians in recent years. This article examines the adequacy of the existing South African legal framework to deal with incidents of “corrective” rape against the ... -
Destabilisering van heteronormatiwiteit ten opsigte van homoseksualiteit, vigs en dood in queer narratiewe
(North-West University, 2012)In this dissertation the connection that is assumed between homosexuality and death in Western culture is investigated. The way in which this connection manifests in terms of a heteronormative aids discourse in literary ... -
Exploring education-related sexual equality experiences of LGBQ+ students: an education law perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) encompasses democratic values which guide and strengthen the claim to an "open and democratic society" (1996:Preamble). One of the democratic values is equality which ... -
Exploring judgement and internal bias of Life Orientation teachers in sexuality teaching
(AOSIS, 2017)There are various challenges in the teaching of sexuality within a South African multicultural context, as there is no uniform knowledge across learner backgrounds. As such, teachings often revert to the teacher’s beliefs, ... -
Exploring the need for safe spaces for lesbian and gay students of the North-West University Potchefstroom Campus
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The visibility of our issues and our bodies is said to present a double-edged sword: on the one hand that visibility serves the necessary purpose of de-mystifying LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) persons and ... -
Exploring understandings of sexual consent amongst Life Orientation student-teachers through intergroup dialogue
(AOSIS, 2021)In this article, the author reports on how intergroup dialogue was used amongst Life Orientation (LO) student-teachers to deconstruct the heteropatriarchal notions of sexual consent, in the context of gender-based violence ... -
Gender conversations in Zimbabwe: A precursor of male gaze in visual art practices
(AOSIS, 2020)Masculine hegemonic predisposition dominates the gender culture in Zimbabwe. From this perspective, the notion of the male gaze entails that visual interpretation, amongst other things, at encoding and decoding levels ... -
Heterosexism in schools in the South African context : queer teachers' school-based experiences
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Heteronormative socialisation processes, rooted in the deeply internalised cultural and religious values and beliefs of South Africans, have produced cultural heterosexism. Schools, as institutions that transmit governing ... -
Human Rights and Sexuality Reimagining the Language of Equality towards Transformation In and Through Education
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2017)For many years, arguments in favour of sexual minorities' equality and sexuality rights have brought about legal reform worldwide. Although there are those who would contend that human rights and legal mechanisms associated ... -
‘Othering’ non-normative sexualities through objectification of ‘the homosexual’: discursive discrimination by pre-service teachers
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)Heterosexuality is associated with normative, ‘normal’ or ‘natural’ social and sexual relations. Concomitantly, those who do not conform to heterosexual standards are ‘othered’. Conforming to normativity creates the ...