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Relationship between transgender and patriarchy in Taiwanese queer fiction (1990-1999) by Ngew, Mei Hui

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Queering the late imperial Chinese Zhiguai tales: strange encounters in the non/human realm by Whyke, Thomas W.

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"I want to define myself by what I am instead of what I am not": Examining Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary US Graphic Memoirs by Davies, Caitlin

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Technology and femininity in Marcel L'Herbier's L'Inhumaine by Shingler, Katherine

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"Pedaços de corpos envoltos no coral": cânone literário, identidade e expressão "queer" em "Salsugem" de Al Berto by Sabine, Mark

Subjects: “…Portuguese literaure; Al Berto; Camões; literary canon; queer theory; gender; national identity…”
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Creating Alternative Worlds: How Play Produces Queer Times and Spaces in Dungeons & Dragons by Wistow, Hollie

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Marginally Better: My Husband’s Lover And Gay Portrayal by Chadwick Co Sy Su, Chadwick Co Sy Su, R Castro, Joeven, Martin Anthony , Paul C Cenizal

“…The authors will buttress their textual analysis of all ten seasons of My Husband’s Lover with literature on the bakla and the global gay. With queer theory as the framework of the study, with emphasis on the theory’s element of performativity, the authors will also use several significant instances throughout the ten seasons of the series as premises to one of queer theory’s assumptions, that gender is fluid.…”
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Beyond the Cyborg: Adventures with Donna Haraway by Grebowicz, M., Merrick, Helen

“…Sparked by their own personal “adventures” with Haraway’s work, the authors offer readings of her texts framed by a series of theoretical and political perspectives: feminist materialism, standpoint epistemology, radical democratic theory, queer theory, and even science fiction. They situate Haraway’s critical storytelling and “risky reading” practices as forms of feminist methodology and recognize her passionate engagement with “naturecultures” as the theoretical core driving her work. …”
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An analysis of queer representation in Zen Cho’s Black Water Sister by Tan, Jia Yuin

“…Textual analysis is used to examine the text to discover how the themes correlate within the context of queer theory. The conclusion of the study finds that the queer characters in the novel are compelling and multidimensional while also allowed to be confident in their sexualities despite the issues they faced, creating diverse queer representations. …”
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The makings of a modern epidemic: Endometriosis, gender and politics by Seear, Kate

“…Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives, including science and technology studies, feminist theory and queer theory, The Makings of a Modern Epidemic explores the symbolic, discursive and material dimensions of the condition. …”
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Gay rights advocacies in Africa: the case of Ghana by Agyeman, Nana Kyeretwie

“…Using qualitative empirical evidence from primary and secondary sources, this thesis juxtaposes the philosophical realms of human rights theory, postcolonial theory and queer theory to the everyday and practical realities affecting gay people and stakeholders alike. …”
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Exploiting the exploiter: some violations of society’s expectations in Beyond the Horizon and The Housemaid by Marfo, Charles Ofosu, Yeboah, Philomena Abeka, Bonku, Lucy

“…Within this context, we also critically bring into discussion the running theme of exploiting the exploiter in the two books within the framework of gender studies and queer theory. We also generally question the fixed categories of paradigms generated by normative ideology and conclude with the realisation that almost all mothers (and, for that matter, exhibition of womanhood) in these novels failed because of the wrong choices they made, which were basically and largely fuelled by challenging economic conditions.…”
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Cultural violence and gender identities : a feminist post-structural discourse analysis of This House of Clay and Water by Raza, Amber, Rashid, Shaista, Malik, Sadia

“…The theoretical insights for this research are drawn from Feminist post-structural discourse Analysis and Butler’s Queer theory. The qualitative analysis is based on the closed textual reading and discourse analysis within the parameters of the chosen framework. …”
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I Don't Like It: Pauline Pantsdown and the Politics of the Inauthentic by Stratton, Jon

“…In discussions of sex and sexuality, queer theory, with its emphasis on performance, is replacing the more traditional assertions of gay and lesbian identity(6). …”
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Queer identities and marginalization in East and Southeast Asia: promoting SDG5 gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights by Wenxiao, Sun, Abdullah, Karmilah, Yee, Sharon Ong Yong

“…Theoretical Framework: Grounded in Queer Theory and Cognitive Dissonance Theory, the research explores how cultural, social, and political factors influence self-identification and mental health within these groups. …”
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Queer, crip, rights? Establishing a new identity approach to disability for a post- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities World by Watson, Danielle Abigail Madeline

“…This thesis will use queer theory and crip theory as foundational bases to establish an identity approach. …”
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Restructuring female identity through the Kristevan approach in Adrienne Rich’s selected poetry by Hassan, Mohamad Fleih

“…Hence, her poetry has been approached within the confines of the Queer theory. Thus, the first objective of this study is to explore the role played by the signifying system of the symbolic language in depriving women of their own female identities in the light of the patriarchal discourse of identity formation in Rich’s early poetry. …”
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Queer coding in the Disney renaissance: locating queerness in Disney animated musicals and their remakes by Cowling, Ollie

“…This project establishes that there are characters, Jafar and Scar who have queer theories based on stereotypes while there are also others who rely on details of the plot. …”
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Theories of parenting and their application to artificial intelligence by Croeser, Sky, Eckersley, P.

“…We think it useful to add the lens of parenting to these efforts, and specifically radical, queer theories of parenting that consciously set out to nurture agents whose experiences, objectives and understanding of the world will necessarily be very different from their parents'. …”
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