Essays about: "queer theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 157 essays containing the words queer theory.

1. 21. Instructions for a Walk Off Line : stanley brouwn’s deviations from the norm as a strategy for arts bureaucracy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Rosa Simone Paardenkooper; [2023]
   Keywords : Arts bureaucracy; stanley brouwn; Fluxus; Conceptual Art; deviation; off line; disorientation; reparative reading; inclusion; instruction;

   Abstract : Instructions for a Walk Off Line engages in a reparative reading of Fluxus and Conceptual artworks, with a focus on the practice of stanley brouwn, to outline a set of strategies for contemporary artists to approach the role of bureaucracy in mediating their relationship with art institutions. This research starts from the observation that modern and contemporary art museums are increasingly invested in inviting underrepresented artists into their spaces without engaging in the necessary structural changes to meet their conditions for being included. READ MORE

3. 22. And the Prince Saved the Princess : A Content Analysis of Gender Representation and Stereotypes in EFL Coursebooks

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Julia Pettersson; [2023]
   Keywords : EFL coursebooks; Gender representation; Gender stereotypes; Heteronormativity; Performativity; Upper secondary school;

   Abstract : This study focuses on gender representation and stereotypes in Swedish EFL coursebooks. The aim is to investigate how men and women are described and depicted in texts to examine the occurrence of gender stereotypes and to what degree equal gender representation in images occurs in Swedish EFL coursebooks aimed at the English 5 course in upper secondary school. READ MORE

4. 23. From Kink and Fetish to BIPOC and Trans: The Diversification of a Multi-Generational Nonprofit

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Cara Warren; [2023]
   Keywords : BIPOC; Trans; LGBT ; Intersectionality; Diversity; Non-profits; Organizations; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Diversity, equity, and inclusion have become an important part of justice work in today’s society. Nevertheless, many non-profits still fail to diversify. While previous research has examined methods for an organization to successfully diversify, there has been a distinct lack of research on how these methods play out in an intersectional manner. READ MORE

5. 24. Cyborg Subject or Transformable Avatars? : A Study of Power, Body and Identity in Post-cyberfeminist Art

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Ida Mogren; [2023]
   Keywords : cyborg; avatar; cyberfeminism; post-cyber feminism; cyberfeminist art; post-cyberfeminist art; glitch; performativity; digital performativity; queer theory; gender studies; art history;

   Abstract : This essay examines the body in post-cyberfeminist art to study possible changes in how the body is perceived in the shift from cyberfeminist to post-cyberfeminist art. I have studied the body by examining power and identity in four cases of post-cyberfeminist art, using postmodern feminist theories and concepts such as gender, gender performativity, heterosexual matrix and intersectionality. READ MORE

6. 25. Construction of knowledge in online fandom spaces : Sexuality discourse in Taylor Swift fans' subreddits

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

   Author : Elin Forslund; [2023]
   Keywords : Knowledge construction; Fandom studies; LGBTQ studies; Taylor Swift; Reddit; Community; Parasocial relationships;

   Abstract : This study explores how knowledge and reality is constructed within an online fandom’s communication, with a focus on LGBTQ+ discourse within Taylor Swift’s fans on Reddit. This is done through a qualitative digital ethnographic method and uses LGBTQ+ symbols and parasocial relationships as tools to analyse 75 posts and 850 comments total. READ MORE