Essays about: "queer position"

Showing result 21 - 24 of 24 essays containing the words queer position.

1. 21. Cyberqueer Techno-practices : Digital Space-Making and Networking among Swedish gay men

   University essay from Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Matilda Tudor; [2012]
   Keywords : cyberqueer techno-practices; gay media; digital space-making; space; counterintimacies; queer space; networking; the closet;

   Abstract : Cyberqueer Techno-practices: Digital Space-Making and Networking by Swedish Gay Men     This study aims to highlight intersections of queer experiences and new media, by focusing on the use of digital platforms and communication practices among Swedish gay men. This is being carried out using a netnographic approach including an online survey and in-depth interviews among the target group, as well as field observations on gay catering online forums and GPS application software. READ MORE

3. 22. Pansexual Identification in Online Communities: A Queer Sociological Study on Sexual Identification

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Ayisigi Hale Gönel; [2011]
   Keywords : queer theory; multiple and flux identity; anti-identity; pansexual identification; reflexive sociology; online communities; new-homonormativities; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The research investigates different aspects of pansexual self identifications within contemporary online communities. To explore such identifications, the research asks the subsequent question of whether pansexual identification constitutes an anti-identity position against conservative conceptualizations of identity, as well as new-homonormativities that mainstream LGBTQ movements of the West engage in to invest in normalcy. READ MORE

4. 23. Ungdomshuset - Resistance Within a Normalization Process and the Production of Subversive Situations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Daniel Blennow; [2009]
   Keywords : Subversive; Normalization process; Power; Poststructuralist; Queer; Resistance; Ungdomshuset; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis answers questions of what it is that constitutes a struggle enclosing the conflict between Ungdomshuset and the municipality of Copenhagen during the years of 2006-2008 and what this struggle produces in terms of different stories and different futures. The purpose is to create a link between a poststructuralist critique and a critical theoretical strategy as the thesis argues that such a link would be fruitful for feminist activist strategies. READ MORE

5. 24. Fairness or Possibilities - Equal opportunities in Swedish sports

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Arvid Hemberg; [2008]
   Keywords : Gender; Sports; Sweden; Policy; RF; Riksidrottsförbundet; Equal opportunities; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In this thesis I will study and analyze official policy documents from the Swedish Sports Confederation(RF). I will be performing a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) on these documents from a gender theory perspective, also influenced by queer theory. Sports remain one of the most gendered institutions in society. READ MORE