Female homosexuality: the case of the Carlos Tinoco da Fonseca female prison in Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ

Authors

  • Renata Souza Francisco Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/1809-2667.20150001

Keywords:

Homosexuality, Prison, Gender, Domination, Symbolic power

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to show that homosexual relationships between inmates go beyond the common sense discourse that these relationships are established merely for the fact that women feel needy. Under menswear are women who want to achieve security and privileges our society reserves exclusively to men. Their passionate speeches and letters conceal symbolic material and interests. Actually, homosexual relations reproduce the gender order as, mostly, male domination. The aim of this study is to identify the factors that lead female prisoners to establish a homosexual relationship with each other when incarcerated, as well as show how the discourse and masculine practices add value and status among the female prison population.

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Author Biography

  • Renata Souza Francisco, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
    Graduada em Ciências Sociais, mestre em Sociologia Política pela Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro - UENF. Atualmente faz parte da equipe de pesquisadores do Atelier de Estudos de Gênero (ATEGEN), vinculado ao Laboratório de Estudos da Sociedade Civil e do Estado (LESCE-CCH) da UENF. E-mail: renata_souzacn@yahoo.com.br.

Published

27-07-2015

Issue

Section

Original articles

How to Cite

FRANCISCO, Renata Souza. Female homosexuality: the case of the Carlos Tinoco da Fonseca female prison in Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ. Revista Vértices, [S. l.], v. 17, n. 1, p. 7–21, 2015. DOI: 10.5935/1809-2667.20150001. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/1809-2667.20150001.. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.