Abstract

During a xenophobia and social cohesion research project conducted by the Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI) of the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Freedom House USA, researchers found an overwhelming perception that foreign nationals were taking things that belong to South Africans. This perception was most prevalent in the male population, and antiforeigner resentment was mainly aimed toward male foreign nationals. This paper uses ethnographic research in the form of qualitative interviews from Motherwell and Makhanda in the Eastern Cape province to find out how constructions of hegemonic masculinities at the local level contribute to antiforeigner resentment.

摘要

在开普敦大学（UCT）和美国自由之家的安全与暴力倡议（SaVI）进行的仇外心理和社会凝聚力研究项目中，研究人员发现，绝大多数人认为外国人正在拿走属于南非人的东西。这种看法在男性人口中最为普遍，而对外国人的反感主要针对外国男性。本文以民族志研究的形式，对东开普省的马瑟韦尔和马克汉达进行了定性访谈，以了解地方一级的霸权男性气质如何造成反外国人的反感。