Essays about: "Homoerotic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Homoerotic.

  1. 1. Two Sides of the Same Coin : Understanding Homophobia in The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Shyhrete Berisha; [2022]
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    Abstract : This thesis has used a Queer approach in an attempt to explore that double as  a literary element is used to show a homophobic society in Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mangaesque Characters in Physical Space: An ethnographic study of butler café Swallowtail as female sanctuary

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

    Author : Carolina Lindström; [2021]
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    Abstract : Since the 1970s, Japanese contemporary popular culture as an academic field has gained increased attention, which has led to the emergence of fan culture and fandom studies. There is a certain academic bias toward otaku (i.e. READ MORE

  4. 3. Can Fanfiction Authors Transcend the Binary? : Male homoerotic relationships in the Harry Potter Universe.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Sara Högvall; [2018]
    Keywords : Gender; Homoerotic; Homosexual; Heterosexual; Third Gender; Binary; Compulsory Sexuality; Heteronormative; Harry Potter;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to investigate whether fanfiction allows for liberation by disrupting traditional gender roles and if it can transcend the binary categorization of sex. This will be done by looking at the transformation of a heteronormative relationship into a homosexual one. .. READ MORE

  5. 4. Resistance and Compromise under Power Structures of Sexuality: A Case Study on Real Person Slash Fans in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Yiran Wang; [2017]
    Keywords : RPS; real person slash; China; fandom; sexuality; power structures; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : RPS (Real Person Slash) refers to the fandom in which female fans form homoerotic fantasies based on two real men such as actors, politicians and historical figures. This paper tries to see this group of women under power structures of sexuality in China and how such structures influence their fan practices. READ MORE

  6. 5. “Could that be diabolical, and really spotted with unseen evil, which was so spotless to the eye?” : Discipline and Homosexuality in Walter Pater's "Emerald Uthwart" and "Apollo in Picardy"

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Klara Toll; [2017]
    Keywords : Walter Pater; discipline; ascesis; homosexuality; “Apollo in Picardy; ” “Emerald Uthwart; ” Imaginary Portraits;

    Abstract : In Walter Pater’s work there are often mentions of discipline and ascesis in an explicitly positive way. But, in some of his work, discipline, although not ascesis, seem to be taking on a more negative form. Critics have nonetheless seemed satisfied with Pater’s explicit praise for discipline and the area is thus not very thoroughly researched. READ MORE