Contemporary queer critiques are interested in the ways queer politics undergo certain shifts and warn us about their neoliberal/homonationalist turn. In Greece, research in this area is very limited although many events pertaining to LGBTQI+ issues are happening lately (having the first openly gay man as an opposition party leader, the same-sex marriage bill, and EuroPride) which remain unproblematized. From an intersectional and queer feminist perspective, this thesis’ aim is to explore the ways queer activists in Greece understand, address, and negotiate issues pertaining to identity, oppression, and resistance in the formation of queer politics in Greece. Via five semi structured interviews with queer activists and using thematic analysis, it was revealed that participants discussed how certain hierarchies among the queer identities arise, with the cisgender, masculine, white, beautiful, rich, gay man enjoying most privileges alongside the marginalization of trans experiences and the incorporation of Europeanness into queerness. The study examines how these identity intersections reveal new normativities within the queer movement and raise questions about homonationalism and neoliberal LGBTQI+ politics in Greece, creating new and different forms of oppression that require rethinking resistance. The need for an intersectional understanding of identity - oppression – resistance is emphasized, recognizing the interconnectedness of various oppressive systems such as capitalism, patriarchy, neoliberalism, and racism. The thesis suggests that identity-based mobilization should be viewed as an ongoing process rather than an end goal, advocating for a continuous re-evaluation of what it means to be queer in the Greek contex.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:liu-204418 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Moschopoulos, Grigorios |
| Publisher | Linköpings universitet, Tema Genus |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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