Essays about: "queering"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the word queering.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. "I am What I am. My Own Special Creation" : A qualitative interview study on queer ageing and eldercare.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jesper Hultin; [2023]
   Keywords : LGBTQ seniors; eldercare; ageing; queer gerontology; social work HBTQ seniorer; äldreomsorg; åldrande; queer gerontologi; socialt arbete; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The objective of this Master’s thesis is to expand scholarship on ageing and eldercare through the lens of queer gerontology; to develop said scholarship on the queering of eldercare through the experiences of LGBTQ+ seniors and LGBTQ+ certified eldercare practitioners. Through four interviews with LGBTQ+ seniors and abovementioned practitioners, the core findings of the thesis put to question the collective subjectivity that is LGBTQ+ seniors, as neither LGBTQ+ informant thought of sexuality as an identity, but rather a practice. READ MORE

4. 3. Who can “I” or “we” be without Gender? An online ethnographic study to understand identity inside the alchemy of agender

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Felicity Markdal; [2022]
   Keywords : Agender; Non-binary; Phenomenology; Genderqueer; Alchemy; Eidetic reduction; Queer theory; Husserl; Braidotti; Irigaray;

   Abstract : This research is a curiosity for the spaces outside the gender binary, the spaces where an “I” and a “we” could manifest unencumbered by this hierarchical binary[1]. The binary is often in gender research considered a system of understanding sexed peoples in this world based on their differential position in relation to one another. READ MORE

5. 4. The Gay Bath-house - a Case Study of a Potential Gay-Bathhouse at Liljeholmsbadet

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Edwin Östlund Stockman; [2021]
   Keywords : gay bath-house; swimming pools; saunas; queer-theory; queer spaces;

   Abstract : This case study was written to explore the different branches of queer theory and its links to the architecture of bath-houses. This, from both a historicaland a modern-day societal perspective. READ MORE

6. 5. "Here you See me, and I am you": Queerness in the Poetry of John Donne

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

   Author : Alexis Lundblom; [2021]
   Keywords : John Donne; queer; queer theory; metaphysical poetry; Early Modern literature; Renaissance poetry.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis examines queerness in the poetry of John Donne by re-examining same-gender desire in his poetry, proposing metaphysical poetry as having points of similarity with queering strategies and queer theory, and exploring contextual and historical tensions within and around Donne’s body of works. The thesis closely analyses poems which have previously been discussed as queer, such as “Sapho to Philaenis,” and “Batter my heart,” as well as less frequently examined poems such as “The Anniversary,” and “The Dissolution. READ MORE