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Chapter Femminielli and the city: urban space and non-binary gender identities in Naples

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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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Ricerche. Architettura, Pianificazione, Paesaggio, Design,

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www.fupress.com/ : Firenze University Press., Florence, 2022

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oer.unej.ac.id

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English

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9788855186612

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computer

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online resource

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Social Sciences
Society and Social Sciences

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Cannella, Fabrizia

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https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/99723

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Suwardi

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10.36253/978-88-5518-661-2.09

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