Dismantling Hegemonic Masculinity: An (auto)Ethnography of Varones por el Cambio

Based on digital ethnography and autoethnography, this essay will discuss the deconstruction experience of «Varones por el Cambio», an over 40 years-old male heterosexual group created in 2020 in Mexico. Its members only interact using social networks such as WhatsApp and virtual conference...

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Autor: Piñeyro Nelson, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/26545
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/26545
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Micromachismos
Hegemonic masculinity
Deconstruction
Men
Masculinidad hegemónica
Deconstrucción
Hombres
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Sumario:Based on digital ethnography and autoethnography, this essay will discuss the deconstruction experience of «Varones por el Cambio», an over 40 years-old male heterosexual group created in 2020 in Mexico. Its members only interact using social networks such as WhatsApp and virtual conference apps. Using Luis Bonino’s theory on Micromachismos, this organization has questioned basic patterns of hegemonic masculinity, such as men’s violence toward women, female cosification, and the need to talk about men’s «denied» feelings (fear, frustration, love). By showing Varones por el Cambio’s experience, I pretend to discuss the possibilities and the limits of male groups seeking to deconstruct aspects of hegemonic masculinity using only social media.