Papers by Ioannis Pavlopoulos
Academic thesis, MA in Communication and Media: Cultural and Film studies National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (Greece) , 2016
The following academic written work is an extract from my Master Thesis entitled: Greek folk danc... more The following academic written work is an extract from my Master Thesis entitled: Greek folk dance "Zeibekiko" as a performance: a cultural approach Three examples of cinematic representation "Drakos", "Evdokia", "Paraggelia" The thesis was written in August 2016 for my graduation from the Master programme " Cultural and Film studies" from the department of Communication and Media of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and it marked with grade "10" The first extract is the "Introduction" of my thesis and the second is taken from the main body and has to do with the performing issues of the Greek folk dance "Zeibekiko".
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Τμήμα Επικοινωνίας & ΜΜΕ (ΕΚΠΑ), 2016
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Thesis Chapters by Ioannis Pavlopoulos
Utrecht University, 2024
This thesis explores the performance of masculinity within gay leather subcultures through a quee... more This thesis explores the performance of masculinity within gay leather subcultures through a queer autoethnographic lens. Grounded in a constructionist and performative approach to gender, the research examines the subcultural performance of the Leatherman in relation to societal norms. Drawing from personal experiences in the contemporary Amsterdam leather community and theoretical frameworks by Judith Butler, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Sarah Ahmed, and Leo Bersani, this research delves into the complexities and contradictions within the concept of masculinity. Central to the Leatherman performance is the enactment of ‘masculinity realness’ fantasies, deeply entrenched in heteronormative ideals. By drawing parallels with drag performance, the Leatherman persona highlights the performativity of gender. However, the persistent hetero fantasies engender essentialist undertones, leading to a paradox of both idealization and subversion of traditional hetero-masculine norms. The study further examines how Leatherman performance is shaped by queer shame, utilizing BDSM sexual practices to underscore the precarious formation of the subject. Using the formulation ‘we play men,’ the exploration of the Leatherman performance is based on the hypothesis that non-conforming assigned males at birth begin to ‘play men’ during childhood due to the experience of shaming for not conforming to masculine ideals and continue to ‘play men’ throughout adulthood within the context of pleasure and sexual play. Leatherman performance navigates a journey from shame and failed masculinity to a fetishized celebration of hypermasculinity, symbolized by the leather material. Drawing from queer and affect theories, the thesis claims that ostensibly ‘extreme’ sexual practices of the Leatherman performance, which include fetishism and BDSM practices, offer broader insights into subject formation.
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