Grief As A Constitutive Shadow Of Queer Joy: Reclaiming Negativity And The Ethics Of Staying For Education Research,
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, USA
Grief As A Constitutive Shadow Of Queer Joy: Reclaiming Negativity And The Ethics Of Staying For Education Research, Akira Sawata
Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education
In education scholarship, authors have increasingly called to center queer joy to disrupt the conventional deficit model that normally accompanies queer communities. However, in this paper, I argue that an exclusive emphasis on joy may risk instituting and normalizing a happiness duty that marginalizes negative affects and subjects. I propose queer grief not as an opposite, but as a constitutive shadow of joy. Drawing on theories of queer, trans, and crip negativity and the studies on loss, grief, and mourning, I critique the imperative to mobilize affect solely for future utility and teleological meaning. I contend that such mobilization-driven …
Dykebreaking: The Homophobic Rape Of Lesbian Woman And The Next Frontier Of Hate Crime Laws,
University of Louisville
Dykebreaking: The Homophobic Rape Of Lesbian Woman And The Next Frontier Of Hate Crime Laws, Mallory L. Harrington
Advanced Issues in Criminal Law: Sex Offenses
This article will explain the motivations behind homophobic rape by examining it as both a sex offense and a hate crime, before arguing that its unique status at the intersection of both categories of offenses places its victims in a particularly vulnerable position and situates those who offend in this way in a more serious category of offender than other sex offenders.
Introduction To Women And Gender Studies (Syllabus),
CUNY Queens College
Introduction To Women And Gender Studies (Syllabus), Karen Weingarten
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
The Current 'Ban-Demic': School Book Bans In The U.S.,
Florida Atlantic University
The Current 'Ban-Demic': School Book Bans In The U.S., Barbara Perez, Jane Caputi
Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy
This essay examines the alarming rise of U.S book. Our stance is grounded in our experiences as educators and academics in Florida, the state with the highest number of book bans and legislation that has significantly impacted education. Book bans infringe on freedom of expression, right to access information, = students’ right to education, and real harm to targeted communities (i.e., LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities), as the bans contribute to the ongoing marginalization and stigmatization of these communities. Diverse representation is key in literature and education. Banning popular culture texts from the classroom stifles critical thinking, social dialogue, and, ultimately, …
Queer Coding And Representation: The Motion Picture Production Code And Its Impact On The Lgbtq Community,
Ursinus College
Queer Coding And Representation: The Motion Picture Production Code And Its Impact On The Lgbtq Community, Amber Leech
English and Creative Writing Summer Fellows
The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of guidelines for films imposed between 1934 and 1968 that prevented them from depicting immoral themes such as profanity, blasphemy, and glorification of criminal activity. While homosexuality was never explicitly mentioned, it was banned in films through a rule prohibiting the depiction of sex perversion. This resulted in many films using a technique called queer coding in which they could imply that a character was queer without alerting the Production Code Administration. Because queer characters could not be depicted without glamorizing homosexuality, however, many of these characters were villains, died in the …
Clayton Caldwell,
Fordham University
Clayton Caldwell
SAGE Center Bronx Oral History Project
Abstract prepared by Gagandeep Kaur and Kelsey Pecchia In this interview, Clayton Caldwell—a queer lyricist and educator—shares his journey throughout the decades, reflecting on how his experiences have shaped his thinking and ideology. Born and raised in the projects of Brooklyn, Clayton spent the first 19 years of his life navigating a dysfunctional environment. At 18, he left without hesitation, beginning a journey that would take him across the country. Over the years, he has lived in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, ultimately settling in Richmond, Virginia, for 19 years before returning to New York. Clayton’s …
Yaoi Lesbians: Media, Identity, And Desire,
University of Kentucky
Yaoi Lesbians: Media, Identity, And Desire, Olivia Marquardt
Theses and Dissertations--Linguistics
Media consumption reflects aspects of identity while also assisting in identity formation (Koller, 2008; Zemmels, 2012; Wu, 2006). This thesis examines the phenomenon of lesbians who engage with men-loving-men (MLM) media. The practice seems odd due to the contrast of lesbians desiring women for their social, platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships, but this thesis finds that repeated consumption of media that display men and their desires can index lesbianism. This practice helps lesbians construct their identities through three processes of indexicality: indexical disjuncture, indexical bleaching, and indexical denial (Barrett & Hall, 2024). Through a discourse analysis of five semi-constructed interviews …
Firing The Canon: Queer Representation In The Magical Girl Genre,
Washington University in St. Louis
Firing The Canon: Queer Representation In The Magical Girl Genre, Lena C. Humble
MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
This research delves into the impact queer representation in the shoujo (Japanese for young girl) genre has on audiences. More specifically, the “Magical Girl” (a subgenre of shoujo) genre’s main focus is about ordinary girls whose lives are drastically changed when they are given magical powers. One of the major plot points of magical girl media is how these girls find balance with their ordinary lives with their magical alter egos, and their attempts to keep these lives separate. Much of this media follows a small group of girls, who tend to build deeply emotionally intimate relationships as they share …
“Motions Of Love And Friendship”: Elven (A)Sexuality,
University of Glasgow
“Motions Of Love And Friendship”: Elven (A)Sexuality, Clare Moore
Journal of Tolkien Research
This essay argues that Tolkien constructed Elven sexuality as inherently asexual, given its marginalization to other aspects of their lives and identities. Elven (a)sexuality maintains space for sexual desire and relationships, representing a wide spectrum of asexuality, but it marginalizes sex through Tolkien's depiction of the body and spirit dynamic, a non-urgent desire between couples, the period of life when Elves engage in sexual activity, and the number of children typical for Elven couples. After establishing a norm of asexuality, this essay then explores show Legolas, Curufin, and Celegorm fit into this norm but represent diverse experiences of asexuality.
“Vadeng, Ang Bato, Darna!:” The Queering Strategies And Resulting Queer Representation In Sapphic Tiktok Fan Edits Of Darna (2022),
De La Salle University
“Vadeng, Ang Bato, Darna!:” The Queering Strategies And Resulting Queer Representation In Sapphic Tiktok Fan Edits Of Darna (2022), Ashley Rian A. Branzuela, Eshe Dafny M. Donato, Ceana Louise L. Llanes, Allyza Rose S. Santiago, Nathaniel Rey D. Ferrer
Sinaya: A Philippine Journal for Senior High School Teachers and Students
The Filipino teleserye, known for its social realism, offers insights into its viewers’ lives but often presents limited and stereotyped portrayals of LGBTQI+ individuals, including queer women, due to heteronormativity. Fanfiction, specifically slash fiction, resists this by reimagining heteronormative narratives from a queer angle. Despite digital media advancements, Philippine research has yet to analyze fan-led queer representation on digital storytelling platforms, such as TikTok. Hence, following similar research by McGorry (2022), this study purposively sampled fifty sapphic TikTok fan edits of the teleserye Darna (2022) to examine how Vadengs, fans of protagonists Narda Custodio (Darna) and Regina Vanguardia (Valentina), reimagined …
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