The First Death of My Father: Reflecting on Masculinity, Illness, and Work
In this autoethnographic essay I reflect on the relationship between hegemonic masculinity and paid work. I draw on my own experience, witnessing my father retire at age 32 because of a mental illness that confined him to our home. I explore his personal despondency at failing to comply with traditi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Repositorio: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/70438 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/70438 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Masculinities Autoethnography Gender Illness https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5 |
| Sumario: | In this autoethnographic essay I reflect on the relationship between hegemonic masculinity and paid work. I draw on my own experience, witnessing my father retire at age 32 because of a mental illness that confined him to our home. I explore his personal despondency at failing to comply with traditional gender roles, as well as our collective family suffering. |
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