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Unsettled women.

J Coleman

    Journal of Lesbian Studies
    |May 9, 2014
    PubMed
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    This study examines 1909 New Zealand media portrayals of gender nonconformity, revealing how "mad/bad/woman" defined acceptable womanhood and gender boundaries. It analyzes public and medical discourses surrounding deviancy.

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    Area of Science:

    • Social Sciences
    • Gender Studies
    • Media Studies
    • History

    Background:

    • In 1909, Amy Bock (Percy Redwood) became a media sensation in New Zealand for gender nonconformity.
    • Public and medical debates questioned if Bock's actions stemmed from mania, disease, or criminal character.
    • This highlights societal anxieties surrounding women who defied normative gender constructions in the late 19th/early 20th centuries.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze media portrayals of gender nonconformity in New Zealand newspapers from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
    • To trace the evolving boundaries of intelligible genders through these media representations.
    • To explore how medicalization discourses influenced perceptions of social deviancy and gender.

    Main Methods:

    Keywords:
    Amy BockNew Zealandkleptomaniamale-impersonatormasquerademedicalisation of social deviancysexologytransgressivetransvestiteunintelligible genders

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    • Content analysis of New Zealand newspaper articles from the specified period.
    • Examination of public debates and emergent discourses surrounding gender nonconformity.
    • Analysis of the intersection between media, medicalization, and the construction of gender.

    Main Results:

    • Media sensationalized women who deviated from normative womanhood, exemplified by the 'Woman Bridegroom' case.
    • Newspaper debates reveal a societal tendency to categorize such women as 'mad,' 'bad,' or inherently 'woman' in a deviant sense.
    • The medicalization of social deviancy played a role in defining and policing gender boundaries.

    Conclusions:

    • Media portrayals of gender nonconformity in early 20th-century New Zealand were instrumental in shaping and reinforcing normative gender roles.
    • The 'mad/bad/woman' matrix demonstrates how gender intelligibility was constructed through a combination of perceived mental state, criminality, and gender identity.
    • Understanding these historical media discourses is crucial for comprehending the mutable nature of gender boundaries and societal control mechanisms.