Essays about: "Queer Culture"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the words Queer Culture.

  1. 11. “Frankenstein Complex” in the Realm of Digital Humanities : Data Mining Classic Horror Cinema via Media History Digital Library (MHDL)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Tianyu Jiang; [2019]
    Keywords : Digital Humanities; “Frankenstein Complex”; Meta-inquiry; Media History Digital Library; Arclight; Digital archive; Data mining; Classic horror cinema; Film phenomenology; Queer phenomenology; Horror spectatorship;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the complexity of digitalization and humanities research practices, with a specific focus on digital archives and film history research. I propose the term “Frankenstein Complex” to highlight and contextualize the epistemological collision and empirical challenges humanities scholars encounter when utilizing digital resources with digital methods. READ MORE

  3. 12. Started from the Internet, Now We're Queer. The usage of SNS to explore, build and communicate queer identities

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Madonna Paulina Nordling; [2019]
    Keywords : representation; culture; sweden; youth; identity; queer; performative acting; self-presentation; heteronormativity; social media;

    Abstract : This study has examined how young queer people are using SNS for exploring, buildingand communicating their identities and how this may differ in the different stages ofcoming out. The aim of the study has been to broaden the field with and obtain a deeperunderstanding of how a marginalized group in society can use social media as a part inexploring and building an identity. READ MORE

  4. 13. Not gay as in happy, but queer as in fuck you : an examination into how subaltern counterpublics contribute to understanding social change towards commons management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Georgia Verkuylen; [2018]
    Keywords : commons management; queer; subaltern counterpublics; social change; tragedy of the commons; play partym; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Optimal management of the commons to ensure sustainability relies on community management. Despite widespread knowledge of this, conventional wisdom is locked into how much the state should regulate the market. READ MORE

  5. 14. Dirty Geometry : Searching for a queer architecture in Stockholm city

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Viktoria Söderman; [2018]
    Keywords : queer; aesthetics; feminist; urban design; femme; cave; norms; design; empowering; ugliness; bad taste; digital; manufacturing; blob; femininity; interiority; strange; weird; playful; parametric; camp; hairy; noise; noisy; Grasshopper; colorful; identity;

    Abstract : For whom do we draw buildings? Why does contemporary architecture look the way it does?Why are certain aesthetics considered more valid than others? With this project, I propose Dirty Geometry: norm-bending design that could challenge conventions within the field of architecture. It is an investigation of concepts such as ugliness, beauty, architecture and the human body, interiority, femininity and ”bad taste”. READ MORE

  6. 15. What are the systematic needs andexperiences of LGBTQ humanitarian workers?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Iain McLellan; [2017]
    Keywords : LGBTQ; Gay; Lesbian; Bisexual; Transgender; Queer; Homosexuality; Culture; Religion; Heteronormativity; Sexual Orientation; Disclosure; Policy; NGOs; UN; Agencies; International; Humanitarian; Data; Diversity; Institutional Support;

    Abstract : This thesis is the product of the author’s personal experience as a gay person working in the humanitarian sector who has experience of the challenges faced in countries of conflict and in countries where the rights of LGBTQ people are not assured. LGBTQ people have specific needs that are documented through research, highlighting the risks they face while working in high risk locations. READ MORE