ABSTRACT

This paper addresses a gap in research on lad culture in British Higher Education (HE) by addressing how gender diverse students understand their subjectivities within this context. To do so, we introduce the concept of ‘laddish misrecognition’. Drawing on Benjamin and Fraser, we suggest both psychic and social mechanisms are at play in this mis/recognition. We also draw on Muñoz's ‘disidentification’ to explore what it means to live in this space. We apply this to discussions with 11 LGBTQIA+ students. We identify the complexity of their negotiations regarding: identifications with masculinity versus distancing oneself from ‘the lad’; being misrecognised as ‘a lad’, and wanting to challenge this; and navigating femininity and same-sex relationships while being misrecognised as heterosexual. By exploring accounts that are often positioned at the margins of discussion about lad culture (i.e. not predominantly heterosexual, cisgender), we suggest laddish misrecognition shows how identities are formed in-difference.

摘要

本文通过解决性别多样化的学生如何在此背景下理解他们的主体性，解决了英国高等教育 (HE) 中关于小伙子文化研究的空白。为此，我们引入了“laddish misrecognition”的概念。借鉴本杰明和弗雷泽，我们认为心理和社会机制都在这种错误/识别中起作用。我们还利用 Muñoz 的“否认身份”来探索生活在这个空间中的意义。我们将此应用于与 11 名 LGBTQIA+ 学生的讨论。我们确定了他们谈判的复杂性：认同阳刚之气与疏远“小伙子”；被误认为是“小伙子”，并想挑战这一点；并在被误认为异性恋的同时驾驭女性气质和同性关系。