By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Nagara dancing serves as a space for gender expression and identity negotiation among male performers. That's according to Nico Nehaal Ramdhani - a Master of Theology in Gender, Religion and Health graduate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In his research paper called 'Queering Masculinity: Engaging the Performance and Meaning among Nagara Dancers in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal', Ramdhani explores how ritual embodiment allows for a fluid integration of sacred femininity and social masculinity, while also challenging dominant gender norms...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Nagara dancing serves as a space for gender expression and identity negotiation among male performers. That's according to Nico Nehaal Ramdhani - a Master of Theology in Gender, Religion and Health graduate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In his research paper called 'Queering Masculinity: Engaging the Performance and Meaning among Nagara Dancers in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal', Ramdhani explores how ritual embodiment allows for a fluid integration of sacred femininity and social masculinity, while also challenging dominant gender norms...</p>

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