Att hitta hem: En queerfenomenologisk studie om transglädje och den queera konsten att misslyckas
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Trans joy as resistance : A queer phenomenological study on trans joy through the concept of trans failure (English)
Abstract [en]
In this thesis, the author explores what trans joy can be, and how it manifests in trans people’s everyday lives. Sara Ahmed’s theoretical framework Queer Phenomenology (2006) along with B Lee Aultman’s Trans Phenomenology (2018) directs the analysis towards an epistemological understanding of transness and trans joy. The limits and possibilities of trans joy are understood through its interaction with, and deviation from hegemonic binary gender norms that marginalize trans folks. Together with Jack Halberstam’s concept of The Queer Art of Failure (2011) and Ace Lehner’s trans-focused concept Trans Failure (2022), the study shows how failing to accomplish the cisnormative script is in fact something positive. Embracing one's true gender identity becomes a liberating experience.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 43
Keywords [en]
Trans joy, transgender, LGBT+, positive experiences, authenticity, queer phenomenology, trans failure, joy as resistance, minority stress, qualitative research
Keywords [sv]
Transglädje, transpersoner, HBTQ+, positiva erfarenheter, autenticitet, queerfenomenologi, transmisslyckande, glädje som motstånd, minoritetsstress, kvalitativ forskning
National Category
Ethnology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-53320OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-53320DiVA, id: diva2:1830494
Subject / course
Ethnology
Supervisors
Examiners
2024-01-232024-01-232024-01-23Bibliographically approved