Essays about: "LGBTQ norms"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words LGBTQ norms.
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1. Negotiating Gender and Sexual Norms: Queer Women and Non-Binary Individuals' Experiences and Semiotic Interpretations on Heteronormative Dating Applications
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis explores how queer women and non-binary individuals navigate gender norms and heteronormativity on dating apps. It also gives insights about how queer women and gender non-conforming users semiotically perceive and interpret gender and sexuality through online profiles. READ MORE
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2. Sorry, I Don’t Know a Justin! : A study of LGBTQIA+ Representation, Fan Interaction, and Identity in The Adventure Zone.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This thesis examines how queer identities are represented through characters in The Adventure Zone, a popular Dungeons and Dragons, fantasy comedy podcast that features unique fan contributions and deep involvement from the creators. Drawing on queer theory and theories of stereotypes and language, audience participation, and transmediation, this thesis argues that The Adventure Zone’s portrayal of queer identities both challenges dominant norms and stereotypes while also being shaped by them, and that listening to the podcast can create opportunities to discuss queer identities, LGBTQIA+ questions and the relationships between author and fans online in the Swedish EFL classroom. READ MORE
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3. Representation of Gender and Sexuality in Swedish ELT Textbooks : A Study of Language, Norms, and Stereotypes in Education
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Issues regarding how gender and sexuality are represented within different discourses have gained increased attention in the past decades. Within the field of language, gender, and sexuality, topics such as sexist language, stereotypes and heteronormativity have been continuously problematised as means of sustaining societal norms. READ MORE
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4. The Puzzling Resonance Of Political Homophobia : A case study exploring the relationship between framing and institutions involved in the elite driven anti-LGBTQ campaign in today’s Poland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Although the world has experienced great progress in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), the contemporary transnational turn towards nationalist, right-wing and populist politics has generated a backlash, primarily affecting women and members of the LGBTQ-community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning). Yet, opposition to gender and sexual equality, particularly in the European context, is undertheorized. READ MORE
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5. Heteronormativity at Work: A case study of the workplace experience of queer employees
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of GenderAbstract : Queer employees are experiencing heteronormativity in the Swedish workplace. The aim of this thesis is to examine how queer lives are limited at work by the social norms regulating sex, gender and sexuality. The object of this study is an international Swedish industrial company where I have conducted interviews with queer employees. READ MORE
