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11	Here I Am And Here I’m Not: Queer Women’s Use Of Temporary Urban Spaces In Post-Katrina New Orleans Hermannsdóttir, Vigdís María 15 May 2015 (has links) This thesis builds on previous work on the relationship between queer identities and urban space. Drawing from an analysis of two recurring New Orleans-based queer women’s events, I examine how lesbians and queer women not only use but also actively produce social spaces of their own through participation in events organized specifically for lesbians and queer women. Using qualitative methods, I examine the ephemeral and transient quality of lesbian and queer women’s social spaces in post-Katrina New Orleans and the processes through which such spaces come into being. I argue that lesbian and queer women’s production of ephemeral social spaces provides an opportunity to ground informal social networks in urban spatial locations, to sustain internal visibility, and to create embodied impressions of a cohesive community by emphasizing the role of the body, not geographic borders, for reimagining social territories in urban landscapes. Within this context, attention is given to the class-based and racial projects that affect the trajectory of contemporary queer urban space formation and queer women’s experiences therein. lesbians lesbian bars queer women queer space New Orleans drag kings Gender and Sexuality Human Geography Social and Cultural Anthropology Urban Studies and Planning Women's Studies
12	"Den andra världen. Där allt är upp och ner." : En nærlesning av betydningen av queert rom i Jonas Gardells romantrilogi Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar (2012–2013) Jørgensen, Camilla Finne January 2016 (has links) This thesis sets out to explore the lives of homosexuals in the AIDS epidemic in Sweden in Jonas Gardell´s trilogy Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar (Don´t Ever Dry Tears Without Gloves). How is queer space able to unfold in connection to concrete places? The thesis utilizes the perspective of queer theory, where the useful terms of queer space and heteronormativity are found. The analysis is divided into two parts based on the important themes of life and death found in the trilogy. The metal ring at the central station called Bögringen (The Gay Ring) and other public places such as parks and streets make up the first part. It becomes evident that these spaces are vital to the very existence of the homosexual lives of the men in the book-series. In these places, they are able to create their own (queer) space, which exists in parallel to the heteronormative surroundings. The concrete spaces that become these queer spaces are nevertheless often challenged by their surroundings, both verbally and physically. Funerals make up the second half of the analysis. Here, two opposite funerals are being looked closer at. These are the funerals of two of the most important men in the trilogy: Rasmus and Paul. In Rasmus´funeral, there is no room for anything (or anyone) that might be associated with homosexuality and AIDS – a queer lifestyle – at all, and the boyfriend and all the other friends of the deceased Rasmus are not welcome. Everything queer is banished. The other funeral, Paul´s funeral, celebrates everything that is different, and here, it is the heteronormative, conservative views and thoughts that are being pushed aside. This funeral brings hope (and power) to the queers. Queer queer theory queer space homosexuality HIV AIDS AIDS epidemic Jonas Gardell Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar public places Bögringen (The Gay Ring) funerals close reading Queer queer-teori queert rom homoseksualitet hiv aids aidsepidemi Jonas Gardell Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar offentlig rom Bögringen begravelser nærlesning

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Here I Am And Here I’m Not: Queer Women’s Use Of Temporary Urban Spaces In Post-Katrina New Orleans

"Den andra världen. Där allt är upp och ner." : En nærlesning av betydningen av queert rom i Jonas Gardells romantrilogi Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar (2012–2013)