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oapen-20.500.12657-626402024-03-28T08:18:43Z Chapter Femminielli and the city: urban space and non-binary gender identities in Naples Cannella, Fabrizia Naples femminielli queer space thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences This essay examines the interrelation between (peripheral) gender identity and (peripheral) urban space. The analysis focuses on the femminiello, a quintessentially Neapolitan non-binary subjectivity embodying a fluid sexual identity, performatively crossing across masculine and feminine, deeply connected to the territory where it originates—Naples’ inner city and its low-income historic neighborhoods. Accordingly, the essay looks at the material and immaterial interrelations between urban space and the femminiello identity. Methodologically, the study is built on a qualitative approach based mainly on fieldwork interviews with three of the most prominent femminielli of the Neapolitan context: CiroCiretta, a recognized exponent of the femminielli community and among the founders of a cultural association devoted to spreading and preserving the ancient femminiello culture; Tarantina Taran, an iconic local figure dubbed as “Naples’ last femminiello” in the city’s Spanish Quarters; and Loredana, activist and secretary of Naples’ Transsexual Association. The voices and stories of these three femminielli led us to read this non-binary gender identity in its relation to urban space, from different and complementary perspectives, which ultimately helped us trace a map of changing meaning and emerging forms of adaptation over time. 2023-05-01T13:39:02Z 2023-05-01T13:39:02Z 2022 chapter ONIX_20230501_9788855186612_56 9788855186612 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62640 eng Ricerche. Architettura, Pianificazione, Paesaggio, Design application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International chapter-36809.pdf https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/978-88-5518-661-2_9 Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-661-2.09 10.36253/978-88-5518-661-2.09 bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870 9788855186612 21 16 Florence open access
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This essay examines the interrelation between (peripheral) gender identity and (peripheral) urban space. The analysis focuses on the femminiello, a quintessentially Neapolitan non-binary subjectivity embodying a fluid sexual identity, performatively crossing across masculine and feminine, deeply connected to the territory where it originates—Naples’ inner city and its low-income historic neighborhoods. Accordingly, the essay looks at the material and immaterial interrelations between urban space and the femminiello identity. Methodologically, the study is built on a qualitative approach based mainly on fieldwork interviews with three of the most prominent femminielli of the Neapolitan context: CiroCiretta, a recognized exponent of the femminielli community and among the founders of a cultural association devoted to spreading and preserving the ancient femminiello culture; Tarantina Taran, an iconic local figure dubbed as “Naples’ last femminiello” in the city’s Spanish Quarters; and Loredana, activist and secretary of Naples’ Transsexual Association. The voices and stories of these three femminielli led us to read this non-binary gender identity in its relation to urban space, from different and complementary perspectives, which ultimately helped us trace a map of changing meaning and emerging forms of adaptation over time.
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