Queer

Sheila Bautz Take 6 COLLAPSE One of the feminist theories that can be applied to the authors of the articles/stories is the Queer Theory. This theory states that it does not matter where a person is in terms of their sex, gender behaviour or a combination there of, society dictates what the norm is, which is often heterosexual. In addition, the Queer theory states that sexual identities and what is accepted as social norms - and I would say also social stratification in this theory - rule and…

writers. The poll indicated that 52 percent of respondents to the study identified as bisexual, lesbian, or gay (Bury 2005). Additionally, tumblr user centrumlumina recently conducted a massive online poll of users from popular fanficton site “AO3”. In response to the question “What sexuality(s) do you identify as?”, only 29% of 4,000 of responders identified as heterosexual. Furthermore, in response to the question “Do you identify as belonging to a gender, sexual, or romantic minority?”, 53%…

The Introduction Feminist and Queer Theories to the Archaeological Study of Prehistoric Art The study of prehistoric sexual imagery has been the subject of much debate within the academic community for the past two decades. Anthropologists, art historians, and psychologists have all played a role in adapting the way we view both modern and prehistoric sexuality. For it is clear that as we delve further into exploring possible alternative approaches to prehistoric sexuality, that “there is no…

(Rampton). Queer Theorists such as Judith Butler branched from this new movement in Women’s Studies to examine the reality of identity and attack the problematic perception of heteronormativity, the belief that humans are normally heterosexual and distinctly male or female. In The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon challenges the traditional perception of a gender binary through the protagonist, Oedipa Maas, who represents the fluidity and choice of gender identity as asserted by Queer Theorists.…

P. uses a genre bending approach to writing theory to attempt to articulate the lived experience of gender ambiguity. B.P. challenges normative conceptions and understandings of bodies, theory, and modes of production in an attempt to explain the queer body. To do so, B.P. employs the radical approach of simultaneously queering oneself and queering theory. B.P’s physical transformation, as a result of taking testosterone, is always in tandem with the intellectual transformation of the…

Molloy said, “the media has a huge opportunity and responsibility to shape culture” (1). This is evident in media’s queer representation, which has evolved over time. Gone are the days when queer characters on television and films were a rarity. Queer representation in the media has become more complex and diverse than in the past (Gauntlett 90). More than the sexuality of queer people, their race, age, socioeconomic status, culture and gender performativity, among other aspects of their…

Queer African American’s have been limited by the patriarchal society from being visible. United States history has created a negative image on African American woman that has made them oppressed throughout their life. That oppression has made it even harder for Queer African American to find a place in society. Queer African American experience the harshest persecution from women, people of their own race, men, ect. Racism, sexism, and heterosexism are all connected to Queer African American…

Elizabeth Edman is a queer priest. She is also a priestly queer. It is from the perspective of these intertwined and inseparable identities that her new book (on sale tomorrow, May 17), Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ People Know About Life and Love and How It Can Revitalize Christianity (Beacon Press, $25.95), challenges Christians to embrace queerness and to boldly proclaim a faith that “is and must be queer” (3). Of course Edman doesn’t mean that straight Christians must turn gay. Queerness extends…

pressed to find someone that does not fall into the second category of queer desire. The desire to experience the world from another person’s perspective. Even Bob Dylan sings, “I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes and for just that one moment I could be you.” It is natural to wonder what life would have been like if we had been born as someone else or decided to walk down a different life path. The queer desire to live…

Hey guys! Diana here, and today I want to discuss the importance of representation. Only in recent years have queer characters and relationship wiggled onto the big screen. After decades of the queer community being shoved aside for straight story lines, we are finally starting to see our own blossoming in the limelight. But it isn't all sunshine and rainbows (pardon the pun). As a community, we still face a lot of problems when it comes to media, primarily not being represented at all, and when…