Essays about: "bisexuality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word bisexuality.

  1. 1. Marginalisation of bisexual asylum seekers: a discourse analysis of Swedish case law

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Matilda Olstedt; [2024-03-15]
    Keywords : bisexuality; marginalisation; Sweden; asylum procedure; case law;

    Abstract : Bisexual individuals are often construed as ‘half homosexuals’, and thus seen as less vulnerable to sexual minority intolerance and persecution. According to bisexuality scholars, however, bisexual individuals are subjected to double discrimination, as they are marginalised both by the heteronormative society and the homosexual minority group. READ MORE

  3. 2. Excluded Subjects - A discourse analysis on (bi)sexuality and 'sexual orientation' in Swedish asylum case law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Gert; [2022]
    Keywords : asylum determinations; bisexuality; borders; credibility; sexual orientation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how bisexuality get constructed as a distinct sexual orientation category through asylum determination processes in Sweden. With a theoretical focus on the interaction between notions of sexuality and national borders this study also investigates how the assessment of ‘sexual orientation’ asylum claims contribute to the regulation of the Swedish border. READ MORE

  4. 3. B(i)longing : A Case Study on Bisexual Migrants’ Belonging in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Katya Lee-Browne; [2022]
    Keywords : Belonging; Bisexuality; LGBT; Privileged migration; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative case study that explores bisexual migrants’ experiences of belonging in Sweden. The study employs semi-structured interviews to gain an understanding of the importance of bisexual migrants’ different identities in facilitating belonging both in the context of a new country and within the wider LGBT community. READ MORE

  5. 4. No Need for Penis-Envy : A Feminist Psychoanalytic Reading of The Bell Jar

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Kajsa Erikson; [2021]
    Keywords : The Bell Jar; Sylvia Plath; psychoanalysis; feminism; Oedipus complex; bisexuality; castration; hysteria; melancholia;

    Abstract : This essay analyzes Esther Greenwood’s identity crisis, mental illness, and recovery in Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar (1963) from a feminist psychoanalytic perspective. The purpose is to understand the cultural and psychological mechanisms behind the main character’s situation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Emma Woodhouse, Handsome, Clever, and Rich... and Bisexual? : a study of attraction and impossible things in Jane Austen's Emma

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Natasha Jonsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Jane Austen; Emma; Bisexuality; Close reading; Emma Woodhouse; Bisexual;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE