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1. 1. National Heroes, Digital Soldiers, Vulnerable Children and all the Others: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Videos Communicating the QAnon Conspiracy Theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Cecilia Gatenheim; [2024-02-23]
   Keywords : conspiracy theory; far-right; emotions; video analysis; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the making of Us and Them in videos communicating the QAnon conspiracy theory, which have been circulating on online social forums. For this purpose, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis is used, together with Sara Ahmed’s cultural theory of emotions. READ MORE

3. 2. Drag Slang in RuPaul’s Drag Race : Strategies and Success of the Japanese Translation

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Ossi Artturi Väätäinen; [2024]
   Keywords : Drag queen; Slang translation; Audiovisual translation; English Japanese translation; Queer community;

   Abstract : This paper presents a study on the translation of slang used by drag queens. The study aims to examine how the slang used by drag queens in RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12 is translated into Japanese. The translation strategies used are revealed and the faithfulness of the translation is discussed. READ MORE

4. 3. My Burning Glances : The Male and queer gaze in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Karin Faxén Sporrong; [2024]
   Keywords : The male gaze; the queer gaze; Edgar Allan Poe; Berenice: A Tale ; The Man that was Used Up ; The Man of the Crowd ; Den manliga blicken; den queera blicken; Edgar Allan Poe; Berenice ; Den förbrukade mannen ; Mannen i Mängden ;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to show the narrator’s use of the male and the queer gaze in three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe: “Berenice: A Tale” (1835), “The Man that was Used Up: A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign” (1839) and ”The Man of the Crowd” (1845). Through close reading of the stories, I show how the different gazes work, how they are used in the stories and what they lead to. READ MORE

5. 4. Queering the Normal? : An intersectional study of gender identities and roles in the Late Iron Age cemeteries at Lovö, Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Leticia Tate; [2024]
   Keywords : Archaeology; Gender Studies; Queer Theory; Cemeteries; Burials; Iron Age; Scandinavia; Grave Goods; Intersectionality; Lovö; Identity; Arkeologi; genusvetenskap; queerteori; kyrkogårdar; begravningar; järnåldern; Skandinavien; gravgods; intersektionalitet; Lovö; identitet;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the relationship between grave goods and the identity of buried individuals. The interpretation of sex and gender, as well as gendered grave goods in Late Iron Age Scandinavia, is of a particular focus. READ MORE

6. 5. Diversifying a Museum Collection and the Politics of Representation : A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Acquisition Policies and Implementation of Diversity Strategies at Stockholm's Moderna Museet in the 21st Century

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Jonas van Kappel; [2024]
   Keywords : Moderna Museet; museum collections; art acquisition policies; diversity discourse; gender representation; intersectionality; queer studies; performativity; art donations; mixed-methods; museology;

   Abstract : Since 1958, Moderna Museet has housed Sweden’s largest collection of Swedish and international modern and contemporary art. This thesis examines the 21st-century collecting strategies and policy development of Moderna Museet, with a focus on diversity and representation, using intersectional theory and queer studies. READ MORE