Essays about: "Queer community"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 essays containing the words Queer community.
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1. Drag Slang in RuPaul’s Drag Race : Strategies and Success of the Japanese Translation
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : This paper presents a study on the translation of slang used by drag queens. The study aims to examine how the slang used by drag queens in RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12 is translated into Japanese. The translation strategies used are revealed and the faithfulness of the translation is discussed. READ MORE
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2. Queering the Normal? : An intersectional study of gender identities and roles in the Late Iron Age cemeteries at Lovö, Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the relationship between grave goods and the identity of buried individuals. The interpretation of sex and gender, as well as gendered grave goods in Late Iron Age Scandinavia, is of a particular focus. READ MORE
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3. Gender and sexual minorities’ right to recognition: A paper victory? With a focus on Nepal, Bangladesh, and India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Gender and sexual minority groups in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India have been systematically discriminated against in their States and ignored by the international community, for decades. While the three States have made progress concerning legal gender recognition, including recognizing a third gender on specific documents such as passports or identification cards, issues remain in ensuring equality in education, employment, and social participation. READ MORE
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4. ”This is really close, the way we all are” : A queer phenomenological study of chosenfamilies in Belgium
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This study explores chosen families within the queer community in Belgium. Chosen families and their dynamics are not well understood because they do not follow the heteronormative way of forming a family. The aim is to see how queer individuals understand and construct their families. READ MORE
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5. 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