body language

[Amy Sheldon]

On Mar 25, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Cecilia E.Ford wrote:

> Amy and all
> I could imagine studying the sign language of deaf drag kings,  
> following on the work of Judith Halberstam on Female Masculinity.
	Agreed.

> One could also explore the use of body in drag king performance  
> more generally.  Interviews with the performers might provide a  
> grounding in how they identify (or not) with "masculinity" as they  
> perform (and off stage).

	One of the problems I have with the idea of describing nondrag king  
women as "mascuiline" women, is that it conveys the idea that such  
women are not "real" women.  Not bona fide. If we stick with labels  
that come out of the rhetoric of gender hierarchy and gender  
categories, i.e., the status quo,, that's one of the consequences.   
Gender is political.
Amy

> Ceci
>
> Sheldon wrote:
>> Dear Rezenet,
>>
>> Why call it "masculine"?
>> And do native signers use that word?
>> Amy Sheldon
>>
>> On Mar 24, 2008, at 10:32 PM, cappucheeno at YAHOO.COM wrote:
>>
>>> If anyone has this information, please kindly share with me too.  
>>> I'm doing an independent study on sign language, focusing on  
>>> masculine women's conversational style.
>>>
>>> Thank you Abby for bringing this up.
>>>
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Rezenet Moges
>>>
>>> Research Assistant,
>>> Anthropology Department,
>>> CSU, Long Beach
>>>
>>>
>>> ------Original Message------
>>> From: ABIGAIL RITA ARMOUR
>>> Sender:
>>> To: GALA-L at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
>>> ReplyTo: List for the International Gender and Language Association
>>> Sent: Mar 24, 2008 6:02 PM
>>> Subject: body language
>>>
>>> I am trying to write a paper for a gender and language class at  
>>> my university about how men and women use body language in  
>>> conversation.  However, I really do not have any idea where to  
>>> start and was wondering if anybody had any suggestions.  I am  
>>> really open to anything along these lines because I am ready to  
>>> go where the research will take me.  Thank you very much for your  
>>> help!
>>>
>>> Abby
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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