Starting from the definition of “performativity” and “gender parody” developed by Judith Butler, this paper aims to investigate the performative functions of male cross-dressing within the dynamics of social categorization in classical Athens. For this purpose I have adopted an eclectic hermeneutic toolbox, borrowing elements from Harvey Sacks’ Membership Categorization Analysis to René Girard’s scapegoat theory. Through the philological analysis of some literary representations of transvestism, such as Pentheus’ cross-dressing in Euripides’ "Bacchae", and the anthropological interpretation of the mythical-ritual complex relating to the effeminacy of Dionysus, my work focuses on the polyvalence of cross-dressing as an example of “rite of passage” that works subliminally, despite the subversive appearance, functioning as an instrument of cultural hegemony.
Dino Ranieri Scandariato (2020). Travestirsi per Dioniso: cross-dressing maschile e performatività nell’Atene classica. WHATEVER, 3(1), 233-280.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 |
Titolo: | Travestirsi per Dioniso: cross-dressing maschile e performatività nell’Atene classica |
Autori: | SCANDARIATO, Dino Ranieri (Corresponding) |
Citazione: | Dino Ranieri Scandariato (2020). Travestirsi per Dioniso: cross-dressing maschile e performatività nell’Atene classica. WHATEVER, 3(1), 233-280. |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.13131/2611-657 |
Abstract: | Starting from the definition of “performativity” and “gender parody” developed by Judith Butler, this paper aims to investigate the performative functions of male cross-dressing within the dynamics of social categorization in classical Athens. For this purpose I have adopted an eclectic hermeneutic toolbox, borrowing elements from Harvey Sacks’ Membership Categorization Analysis to René Girard’s scapegoat theory. Through the philological analysis of some literary representations of transvestism, such as Pentheus’ cross-dressing in Euripides’ "Bacchae", and the anthropological interpretation of the mythical-ritual complex relating to the effeminacy of Dionysus, my work focuses on the polyvalence of cross-dressing as an example of “rite of passage” that works subliminally, despite the subversive appearance, functioning as an instrument of cultural hegemony. |
URL: | https://whatever.cirque.unipi.it/index.php/journal/article/view/54/37 |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore L-FIL-LET/02 - Lingua E Letteratura Greca |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |
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