によって Tyler Evans 6年前.
697
Queer Theory
The concept of "queer" has evolved from being a derogatory term to a significant subject of academic discourse, particularly within queer theory. This theoretical framework, which gained momentum in the 1990s, originated from queer and women'
開く
Use of the word ¨queer¨ Marginalized sexual identities Umbrella term Used to create discourse for a new theoretical school Sexual ¨deviants¨ Once a derogatory term used against gays/lesbians Deconstructionism Post-Structualism Queer Theory Personalities Annamarie Jagose Author - Queer Theory: An Introduction (1996) Dianna Fuss Adrien Rich Michel Foucault Teresa de Lauretis Coined term ¨queer theory¨ Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Jack Halberstam Lee Edelman Judith Butler Leo Bersani Lauren Berlant Feminism Challenges to idea that gender is part of one´s essential self Media HIV/AIDs Identity Politics History 1970s - Deconstructionist begin to apply theory to matters of sexual identity Emerged from queer/women´s studies Began in 1990s Criticism Racism Language Arguments against latest queer terminology Arguments for latest queer terminology Role of Biology Core Concepts Heteronormativity - normalizing practices/institutions that privilege heterosexuality and discriminates against those outside of this network of power Sexual/gender identities are unstable, not singular Focuses on mismatches between sex, gender, and desire Sexual acts/identities are socially constructed Overview A framework for discussing issues related to sexuality and gender Relationship between power and identity Manifestations of oppression and privilege Deconstruction of social norms/taxonomies Why did these norms/taxonomies come into being? How did these norms/tasxonomies come into being? Theory of gender-corrective surgery Gender ambiguity Intersex bodies/identities Theory of cross-dressing Gay, lesbian and bisexual subjects Differences between queery theory and gay/lesbian studies Queer theory expands focus past homosexuality and includes analysis of all sexual acts Theorisation of ¨queerness¨ Queer readings of texts
