Essays about: "queer theory"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 157 essays containing the words queer theory.

  1. 16. Transformative Lesbian Experiences in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple : A Look at Celie’s Development

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Bäckman Ellen; [2023]
    Keywords : The Color Purple; abuse; feminism; compulsory heterosexuality; lesbianism;

    Abstract : The Color Purple (1982) focuses on highlighting Celie’s journey throughout life as an oppressed black woman living in the South in the United States in the early 1900s. Celie is abused mentally, physically, and sexually by her stepfather Alphonso and her husband Mr. _____. READ MORE

  3. 17. A sexual Series: Visningsex

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen Konsthögskolan

    Author : Eva-Marie/Emie Elg; [2023]
    Keywords : Fri Konst; Posthumanism; sexbot; Futurism; AI punk; Cyborg Drag; Asexuality;

    Abstract : The art series A Sexual Series is based on posthumanist theory and asexual experience. Shapes of performative alter egos materialized from a queer cyborg position of technologically enhanced crip experiences (the strong symbolical constructing process of straightening scoliosis surgery). READ MORE

  4. 18. Multidimensional Effects of anti-LGBTQI Discrimination. : A case study of Dar Es Salaam’s LGBTQI community; Lived realities of queerphobia in Tanzania.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Adam Burford; [2023]
    Keywords : Tanzania; discrimination; LGBTQI; SOGIESC.;

    Abstract : ‘The LGBTQ community is not sinful and criminal’ was a quote made by Pope Francis at the time of writing this paper on his sub-Saharan tour in Kinshasa (NPR, 2023), denouncing LGBTQI criminalisation as ‘unjust’. At present, 33 of the 68 countries globally who criminalise homosexuality are African (Varella, 2022). READ MORE

  5. 19. Have you noticed? Discussing the embodied experiences of fat queer individuals in Greece

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : EVDOXIA PAPAGIANNI; [2023]
    Keywords : fat studies; ueer theory; fat queer embodiment; the Panopticon; performativity; focus group; thematic analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the intricate interplay of fatness and queerness, as navigated by Greek individuals. Employing a qualitative approach and thematic analysis, the study aims to unfold the experiences, challenges, and resilience. READ MORE

  6. 20. A third legal gender in Sweden? Recognition, alternatives, and the question of human rights for non-binary and intersex individuals in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Hedvig Mio Ahlström; [2023]
    Keywords : human rights; gender; sex; binary; liberal inclusion; queer; non-binary; intersex; third legal gender; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Under de senaste åren har transrättighetsrörelsen fått ökad spridning och uppmärksamhet både inom den queera rörelsen och i västvärlden och i media överlag. Debatter om att implementera ett tredje juridiskt kön för de personer som inte vill vara registrerade som man eller kvinna, och för personer födda med tvetydiga primära eller sekundära könsorgan, har ökat och nya policys implementeras i olika länder och stater runt om i världen. READ MORE