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Men of Shoubra: Hairdressing, shades of masculinities, and ghosts of sectarianism
This thesis looks at the intersections of masculinities, religiosity, and Coptic-Muslim cohabitation/ tensions through exploring the everyday lives of Shoubra’s male hairdressers who work exclusively with women. It builds on the fieldwork that I had conducted as an assistant hairdresser for one of S...
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| author | Mohmed, Tarek Moustafa |
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| description | This thesis looks at the intersections of masculinities, religiosity, and Coptic-Muslim cohabitation/ tensions through exploring the everyday lives of Shoubra’s male hairdressers who work exclusively with women. It builds on the fieldwork that I had conducted as an assistant hairdresser for one of Shoubra’s Coptic hairdressers. The thesis argues that the interplay of masculinities and religious identities is strongly embedded in the everydayness of Shoubra as a social space in ways that make them inseparable. This project started as an attempt to look at the masculinities of male hairdressers whose clients are women; however, by time it turned to be a project that aimed at unpacking and challenging categories such as Muslims, Copts, and masculinities. This unpacking was premised on embedding such categories in the multi-layered social and political structures of Shoubra in order to understand how the intersections between masculinities and religious identities shape the gendered relations between the male hairdressers and their women clients. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1464 Men of Shoubra: Hairdressing, shades of masculinities, and ghosts of sectarianism Mohmed, Tarek Moustafa This thesis looks at the intersections of masculinities, religiosity, and Coptic-Muslim cohabitation/ tensions through exploring the everyday lives of Shoubra’s male hairdressers who work exclusively with women. It builds on the fieldwork that I had conducted as an assistant hairdresser for one of Shoubra’s Coptic hairdressers. The thesis argues that the interplay of masculinities and religious identities is strongly embedded in the everydayness of Shoubra as a social space in ways that make them inseparable. This project started as an attempt to look at the masculinities of male hairdressers whose clients are women; however, by time it turned to be a project that aimed at unpacking and challenging categories such as Muslims, Copts, and masculinities. This unpacking was premised on embedding such categories in the multi-layered social and political structures of Shoubra in order to understand how the intersections between masculinities and religious identities shape the gendered relations between the male hairdressers and their women clients. 2018-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/465 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1464/viewcontent/Men_20of_20Shoubra__20Hairdressing_2c_20Shades_20of_20Masculinities_20and_20Ghosts_20of_20Sectarianism.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Gender Masculinities |
| spellingShingle | Gender Masculinities Mohmed, Tarek Moustafa Men of Shoubra: Hairdressing, shades of masculinities, and ghosts of sectarianism |
| title | Men of Shoubra: Hairdressing, shades of masculinities, and ghosts of sectarianism |
| title_full | Men of Shoubra: Hairdressing, shades of masculinities, and ghosts of sectarianism |
| title_fullStr | Men of Shoubra: Hairdressing, shades of masculinities, and ghosts of sectarianism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Men of Shoubra: Hairdressing, shades of masculinities, and ghosts of sectarianism |
| title_short | Men of Shoubra: Hairdressing, shades of masculinities, and ghosts of sectarianism |
| title_sort | men of shoubra hairdressing shades of masculinities and ghosts of sectarianism |
| topic | Gender Masculinities |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/465 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1464/viewcontent/Men_20of_20Shoubra__20Hairdressing_2c_20Shades_20of_20Masculinities_20and_20Ghosts_20of_20Sectarianism.pdf |
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