![]() ![]() Although there has been a growing interest in the status of men, there is little scholarship on Latino males, their masculinities, and their literacy practices. This study contributes to the extant research that refutes gender stereotypes and presents alternative models of masculinity and literacy engagement for Latino males. He used his zines and social media to build community for support and activism. He wrote of being marginalized as a parent by his gender he discussed difficult issues in the performance of masculinity and parenting and he self-published contributions by other men (and women) that highlighted alternative ways of performing and representing masculinity. Results illustrated how a Chicano man wrote in atypical forms and substance to reconstruct masculinity and fatherhood in an inclusive model. Member checks were conducted with the participant as a measure of trustworthiness. These data were analyzed by thematic analysis. Screen shots were collected of Tomas’ social media (his Facebook page, blog, and YouTube videos) that extended or supported his zines. These data were triangulated by collecting 17 issues of Tomas’ zines and by a semistructured interview conducted by telephone and by informal interviews conducted by electronic mail. Data were triangulated by collecting observations and photographs of the informant distributing and discussing his zine at a national zine symposium and by in situ interviews as he did so. The purpose of this case study was to describe how a Chicano man, Tomas Moniz, wrote and edited zines to reconstruct stereotypical notions of masculine performance and fatherhood and formed community for grassroots action. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |