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Queer theory

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Identity And Perception Among Aspec Consumers Of Mass Media, Jericho Franke Jan 2023

Identity And Perception Among Aspec Consumers Of Mass Media, Jericho Franke

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

The portrayals of sex and romance, as well as asexuality and aromanticism, in mass media can have a profound impact on the way asexual and aromantic media consumers view relationships and their own identities, and affect the perception and treatment of the aspec community as a whole. This study uses mixed qualitative methods of online discourse analysis and participant interviews to examine the how mass media has shaped the self-perception and life experiences relating to sex and romance among aspec audience members.


Creating A Power Map: An Interview With Karma Chávez, Karma Chávez, Aylin Castro, Kelly Ferguson, Shawna Irissarri, Shruthi Parthasarathy Apr 2022

Creating A Power Map: An Interview With Karma Chávez, Karma Chávez, Aylin Castro, Kelly Ferguson, Shawna Irissarri, Shruthi Parthasarathy

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.


Constellations Of Strange Bodies: Engaging With The Concept Of Mess And Its Shifting, Swirling Conditions, Martin Manalansan Iv, Jed Debruin, Lee Mandelo, Sydney Mullins Apr 2022

Constellations Of Strange Bodies: Engaging With The Concept Of Mess And Its Shifting, Swirling Conditions, Martin Manalansan Iv, Jed Debruin, Lee Mandelo, Sydney Mullins

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.


Authoritarianism, Affect, And Queerness: Engaging The Role Of Subjectivity, Identity, And Social Movements In An Asian American Context, Wen Liu, Jingxue Zhang, Lukas Bullock Apr 2022

Authoritarianism, Affect, And Queerness: Engaging The Role Of Subjectivity, Identity, And Social Movements In An Asian American Context, Wen Liu, Jingxue Zhang, Lukas Bullock

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.


In The Queerest Of Ways: A Conversation On Sexuality, Desire, And Futurity, Juana María Rodríguez, Ivy Monroe Apr 2022

In The Queerest Of Ways: A Conversation On Sexuality, Desire, And Futurity, Juana María Rodríguez, Ivy Monroe

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.


Avoiding Epistemic Imperialism: Queerness, Contingency, And Translation In Postcolonial Scholarship, Neville Hoad, Jacob Saindon, Kirsten Corneilson Apr 2022

Avoiding Epistemic Imperialism: Queerness, Contingency, And Translation In Postcolonial Scholarship, Neville Hoad, Jacob Saindon, Kirsten Corneilson

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.


“Write Something That Somebody Can Use”: Openness, Porosity, And Opportunities For Others To Do Their Own Things, Roderick Ferguson, Alessandra Del Brocco, Ivy F. Monroe Apr 2022

“Write Something That Somebody Can Use”: Openness, Porosity, And Opportunities For Others To Do Their Own Things, Roderick Ferguson, Alessandra Del Brocco, Ivy F. Monroe

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.


To Be In Conversation: A Queer Theory Roundtable, Charlie Yi Zhang, Elizabeth W. Williams, Jack Gieseking, Rusty Barrett, Lee Mandelo, Ivy Monroe Apr 2022

To Be In Conversation: A Queer Theory Roundtable, Charlie Yi Zhang, Elizabeth W. Williams, Jack Gieseking, Rusty Barrett, Lee Mandelo, Ivy Monroe

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.


Straight Time And Scandal: Travesti Urban Politics In São Paulo, Brazil, Christine L. Woodward Jan 2016

Straight Time And Scandal: Travesti Urban Politics In São Paulo, Brazil, Christine L. Woodward

Theses and Dissertations--Geography

São Paulo, Brazil is currently pursuing a project of creative urbanism. Though city rhetoric insists this project is rooted in tolerance of sexual diversity, I suggest that city policy effectively perpetuates normative conceptions of family and respectability. Using data gathered through a series of qualitative interviews with transgender and travesti individuals living in São Paulo, I argue that the straight time of São Paulo’s creative urbanism generates exclusionary temporalities and spatialities in the city that render travestis out of time and out of place. Furthermore, I argue that travestis use their capacity to enact shame through scandals to generate temporalities …