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"No, It's Not Like Any Other Love": Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class

Number: 2 August 5, 2016
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"No, It's Not Like Any Other Love": Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class

Abstract

This essay interrogates the rise of Latino fandom for British musician Morrissey within the contexts of masculinity and post¬industrial working-class communities. The links between stardom, class and masculinity are examined across icons such as James Dean and Elvis Presley. Heterosexual male fans were interviewed about their admiration for Morrissey and his influence on their gender expression and ideas about masculinity. The Latino men reported that listening to Morrissey's music broadened their understanding of masculine expression and inspired many of the men to advocate for gender queer individuals. Overall, the men felt the music opened them up to expressing emotions and allowed them to imagine other modes of masculinity besides hyper masculine American or Latino ideals.

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Primary Language

English

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Conference Paper

Publication Date

August 5, 2016

Submission Date

August 5, 2016

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Year 2014 Number: 2

APA
"No, It’s Not Like Any Other Love": Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class. (2016). Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, 2, 89-116. https://izlik.org/JA83HG54HJ
AMA
1."No, It’s Not Like Any Other Love": Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class. Masculinities Journal. 2016;(2):89-116. https://izlik.org/JA83HG54HJ
Chicago
“‘No, It’s Not Like Any Other Love’: Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class”. 2016. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, nos. 2: 89-116. https://izlik.org/JA83HG54HJ.
EndNote
(August 1, 2016) "No, It’s Not Like Any Other Love": Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture 2 89–116.
IEEE
[1]“‘No, It’s Not Like Any Other Love’: Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class”, Masculinities Journal, no. 2, pp. 89–116, Aug. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA83HG54HJ
ISNAD
“‘No, It’s Not Like Any Other Love’: Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class”. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture. 2 (August 1, 2016): 89-116. https://izlik.org/JA83HG54HJ.
JAMA
1."No, It’s Not Like Any Other Love": Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class. Masculinities Journal. 2016;:89–116.
MLA
“‘No, It’s Not Like Any Other Love’: Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class”. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, no. 2, Aug. 2016, pp. 89-116, https://izlik.org/JA83HG54HJ.
Vancouver
1."No, It’s Not Like Any Other Love": Latino Morrissey Fans, Masculinity, and Class. Masculinities Journal [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 1;(2):89-116. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA83HG54HJ