Essays about: "IDENTITY BINARIES"

Found 3 essays containing the words IDENTITY BINARIES.

  1. 1. #MeToo: A case study of #sistabriefen

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Miranda Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Hashtag Feminism; Hashtag Activism; Safe Spaces; Digital Social Movements; Connective Action;

    Abstract : As a result of the #MeToo movement in Sweden, #sistabriefen was created to represent the women, non-binaries and trans-persons working within the communications industry. This study analyzes the dynamics and identities of the #sistabriefen group members on their private social media platform. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pansexual Identification in Online Communities: A Queer Sociological Study on Sexual Identification

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ayisigi Hale Gönel; [2011]
    Keywords : queer theory; multiple and flux identity; anti-identity; pansexual identification; reflexive sociology; online communities; new-homonormativities; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The research investigates different aspects of pansexual self identifications within contemporary online communities. To explore such identifications, the research asks the subsequent question of whether pansexual identification constitutes an anti-identity position against conservative conceptualizations of identity, as well as new-homonormativities that mainstream LGBTQ movements of the West engage in to invest in normalcy. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Jess-who-wasn't-Jess" : Double Consciousness and Identity Construction in Helen Oyeyemi's The Icarus Girl

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Åse Lundell; [2010]
    Keywords : Helen Oyeyemi; The Icarus Girl; double consciousness; identity construction; trauma; trauma theory; the fantastic; doppelganger; ghost; Nigeria; Britain; Western culture; West-African culture; Ere Ibeji cult; abiku; Icarus; ;

    Abstract : Abstract During the last decade many female writers of British decent have focused on identity construction and coming of age. These writers have been especially interested in exploring how people living in the diaspora are trying to cope with their ambivalent feelings towards their mixed cultural heritage. READ MORE