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Failing Homonationalism? Gay Israeli Eurovision Geeks Negotiating Nationalism and Masculinity
Gilly Hartal1, Orna Sasson-Levy2
1The Gender Studies Program, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Journal of Homosexuality
|February 18, 2022
Summary
Gay Israeli men at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) rejected nationalistic gay masculinity. Instead, they embraced a "queer geek" identity, subverting dominant homonationalist narratives.
Area of Science:
- Cultural Studies
- Sociology
- Queer Theory
Background:
- The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is a significant political event, similar to the Olympics or FIFA World Cup.
- Hosting the 2019 ESC in Tel Aviv presented an opportunity for gay Israeli men to engage with national and gay communities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how gay Israeli men engaged with homonormativity and homonationalism during the 2019 ESC.
- To analyze their identification processes in relation to national and queer communities.
Main Methods:
- A case study approach was employed.
- Qualitative analysis of fan identification and community integration.
Main Results:
- Gay Israeli men largely rejected homonational masculinity.
- They adopted a counterhegemonic identity as "ESC geeks."
- This involved embracing a marginal space and a subversive queer perspective.
Conclusions:
- Homonationalism is not a universally accessible normalizing power for all gay men.
- Homonationalism produces diverse practices, including queer ones.
- LGBT individuals are not uniformly "duped" by homonationalist processes.
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