Queer Masculinity And Global Palestine Solidarity: The Art Of Yusef Audeh

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2024

Published In

Men And Masculinities

Abstract

This article explores the relationship between art, queer masculinity, and transnational solidarity with Palestine. In particular, I examine the political thought of Jean Genet and Guy Hocquenghem, two leading gay historical French intellectuals who vocally supported Palestinian freedom. As their ideas continue to reverberate in the present, Yusef Audeh—a young queer Palestinian artist— articulates how the legacies of Genet and Hocquenghem inspire his paintings. I argue that Audeh’s work demonstrates how queer Palestinian masculinity can be manifested through art and transnational solidarity. Critical reflection on the “disturbing attachments,” a phrase borrowed from scholar Kadji Amin, that undergird such solidarity is also foundational to queer politics and scholarship on Palestine and beyond.

Keywords

Palestine, France, queerness, masculinity, transnational solidarity, art, Jean Genet, Guy Hocquenghem, Yusef Audeh

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