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SUMMARY:Social Representations of Women who Live as Men in Northern Albani
 a - Ellen Robertson\, Department of Psychology\, Univeristy of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Dr. Juliet Foster
DESCRIPTION:In rural\, northern Albania there is a tradition whereby a wom
 an may choose to live as a man. In doing so this "burrneshe" adopts male-t
 ypical dress\, work\, social roles\, habits\, and even speech and body lan
 guage. Although gender transgression in other contexts (e.g.\, LGBT) is ge
 nerally viewed negatively in Albanian society\, burrnesha are highly estee
 med. My Mphil and PhD research uses qualitative analyses of interview data
  to explore the social representations of burrnesha held by burrnesha them
 selves and by their surrounding communities. I am particularly interested 
 in the way that their representations are actively positioned within the w
 ider network of Albanian values\, and how this positioning leads to unique
  treatment and attitudes toward them in their communities. In order to und
 erstand this\, I will: 1) compare representations of burrnesha in three di
 stinct regions of Albania\, 2) analyze the specific role of male appearanc
 e in their representations\, and 3) explore how their representations are 
 changing with time in response to a dynamic political-economic landscape.\
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LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology\, Downing
  Site
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