Queer Studies (tagged articles)The Relationship Between Gender and Trauma in Donna Tartt's The GoldfinchKatie K. Strubel - The Goldfinch (2013) by Donna Tartt is a novel that explores the conditions of grief and escalating lengths characters will go to survive the traumas and mysteries of life. This story of guilt and loss—intermixed with love and longing—is far detached from... Keep Reading »
Félix González-Torres's Portrait of Ross: Beyond Form and ContentJulianne Miao - Félix González-Torres’s Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) [1991] uses its unconventional medium and presentation to reveal holes in the limited language of the traditional art historical narrative. Composed of a pile of metallic-wrapped candy,... Keep Reading »
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Harry Potter is Gay: An Investigation of Queer Fan CultureTianna K. Mignogna - Not long after J.K. Rowling published the first Harry Potter book on June 26, 1997, The Boy Who Lived exploded into an international phenomenon. Teachers read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to wide-eyed students and parents read it aloud to put their children... Keep Reading »
The Danish Girl (2015) and the De/Construction of Gender IdentityAnnalena Lorenz - By and large, today’s Western audience is unlikely to be roused by the story told in The Danish Girl (2015, directed by Tom Hooper), although it is based on true events. The artist Einar Wegener is in gender trouble:[1] he was born in a male body, yet finds himself... Keep Reading »
Coming Out and the Transition to Adulthood in LGBQ YouthShaakya Vembar - The transition to adulthood in the lives of non-heterosexual youth may offer rich information regarding the criteria youth utilize to measure their achievement of adult status. Yet LGBQ youth experiences and the transition to adulthood have not been brought together... Keep Reading »
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