Essays about: "Queer masculinity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Queer masculinity.

1. 1. Eunuchs in Matthew 19:12 : a study in the history behind the eunuch logion and itspossible implications

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Anna Galvina; [2023]
   Keywords : Eunuchs; The gospel of Matthew; gender; queer theology; celibacy; masculinity studies; historicalcritical; eunucker; Matteus evangeliet; genus; queer teologi; celibatet; maskulinitets studier; historiskkritisk;

   Abstract : I denna studie ifrågasätter jag tolkningar av Matteus 19:12, som påstår att versen och dess användning av ordet “eunuck” (εὐνοῦχος) förespråkar celibatet - antingen som en ideal eller alternativ till äktenskapet. Detta gör jag genom en studie av både historiska och bibliska bakgrundsfaktorer - främst identiteter, socio-politiska roller och andra aspekter av eunucker i antiken. READ MORE

3. 2. "Be fit, my age, big c**k": Engagements with Hegemonic Masculinity, Hetero(homo)normativity and Discrimination among Queer Male Dating App Users in Malmö and Copenhagen - A Thematic and Summative Content Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Aaron West; [2023]
   Keywords : MSM dating apps; hegemonic masculinity; heteronormative; homonormative; misogyny; body shaming; racism; queer digital geographies; self- re presentation; online disinhibition.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This exploratory research addresses a significant gap in feminist, cultural, and digital geographies by examining the geographic variations of how hegemonic masculinity, hetero(homo)normativity and discrimination is exhibited by MSM dating apps users in two distinct city contexts. Drawing from a post-structuralist humanistic perspective, the study explores how dominant ideologies shape exclusionary online queer spaces made unique by digital placemaking. READ MORE

4. 3. Becoming a Woman Through Tomboyism : A Qualitative Study of the Female Gender Identity of the Tomboy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Alvemark; [2021]
   Keywords : tomboy; gender identity; social psychology;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the female gender identity generally known as the tomboy – a non-marginal gender identity. As a result of the non-marginality and complexity of this gender identity research on the subject is sparse. Moreover, previous research has not shown a limitation of tomboyism to homosexuality. READ MORE

5. 4. Scruffy Masculinities : A visual analysis of gay bear representations in Walter Van Beirendonck’s runways

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

   Author : Iulian Suman; [2021]
   Keywords : Walter Van Beirendonck; W LT; Fashion show; Hegemonic masculinity; Gay bears; Non-conformative bodies; Gay masculinity; Queer masculinity;

   Abstract : Despite the vast research regarding non-conformative bodies, there is little material on the gay bear representation in fashion modeling. This thesis investigates the bear embodiment in the runway shows of Walter Van Beirendonck, respectively W&LT Autumn/Winter 1995–1996 Paradise Pleasure Productions, W&LT Autumn/Winter 1996-1997 Wonderland, Walter Van Beirendonck Spring/Summer 2010 Wonder, and Walter Van Beirendonck Spring/Summer 2011 Read My Skin. READ MORE

6. 5. Two Entwined, Closeted Shirts : A Literary Analysis of Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain" Through a Queer Lens and Its Pedagogical Applicability in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Henrik Frank; [2021]
   Keywords : Gender studies; Brokeback Mountain ; queer theory; gender normativity; hegemonic masculinities; LGBTQ literature; EFL; Upper Secondary School;

   Abstract : This essay focuses on how masculinities are performed and portrayed in Annie Proulx’s novella “Brokeback Mountain” (1997). The thesis argues that through examining the characters’ portrayals of masculinity, readers might develop a deeper, nuanced understanding of gender normativity today. READ MORE