SEXTANT: masculinities, sexualities & decolonialities

ABSTRACT

In the 1990s, migration from England to Northern Ireland would carry real and, at times, negative implications for a young man, an experience depicted in the television series Derry Girls through the character of James Maguire. James portrays issues of masculinities within the show relating to the experience of migrant men as well as representing the marginalised experience of a young man whose key cohort is made up of strong women. This article examines James in comparison to other male characters to highlight the show’s understanding of the migrant English male experience in Derry using Connell’s key framework of hegemonic masculinities within the environmental context of the show. Additionally, the challenges faced by men who grow up in a female-dominated environment such as emasculation are examined.

KEY WOrDS

Migration; Masculinities; Heteronormativity; Hegemonic masculinity; Northern Ireland

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