Narrative Reflections on Masculinity and Fatherhood during Covid-19 Confinement in Spain
subject: narratives, coronavirus, parenthood, Pandemic, body journal, corporal identity
description: This article explores the intersectionalities of masculinity, corporal identity, fatherhood, relationships, and bodily experiences in relation to a person who is living in a period of home confinement. In so doing, I draw on autobiographical narratives to delve into how embodied subjectivities are constructed to advance knowledge on an embodied way of being a man in the context of a health world crisis. In the telling, I attempt to engage the reader by communicating the subjectivity of different moments in a provocative, fragmented, physical, and emotional manner. The results suggest that narratives, such as those presented in this article, contribute to understanding the continuous process of change of life and body projects due to the health crisis pandemic, and serve as a corporeal resource to challenge some of the (self-)imposed tyrannies around the body.
creator: Gustavo González Calvo
source: Societies
publisher: MDPI AG
date: 2020
identifier: DOI: 10.3390/soc10020045
coverage: Social sciences (General)