2016
DOI: 10.1163/18763332-03903014
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From Orientalism to Homonationalism: Queer Politics, Islamophobia and Europeanization in Kosovo

Abstract: This paper investigates the convergence of European Union enlargement strategies and queer politics in the production of Islamophobia in Kosovo. Through a reading of recent homophobic attacks in Kosovo, it examines how the incorporation of lgbti politics into the eu enlargement assemblages generate a representational praxis of queer communities in Kosovo under threat by Muslim extremists. This paper proposes that the Europeanization of lgbti rights depoliticizes queer communities and singles them out for prote… Show more

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“…For example, the definition of being "Modern European" is linked to the promotion of LGBTQ + equality, and friendliness toward LGBTQ + individuals has become a core part of establishing European Union identity (Slootmaeckers, 2019a). Who is and is not "European" thus reflects political stances, and this sorting simultaneously works as part of an Othering process that fits within broader homonationalist projects as outlined above (Slootmaeckers, 2019a(Slootmaeckers, , 2019b; see also Rexhepi, 2016). However, others have noted that although…”
Section: Homonationalism States and Western Discoursementioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, the definition of being "Modern European" is linked to the promotion of LGBTQ + equality, and friendliness toward LGBTQ + individuals has become a core part of establishing European Union identity (Slootmaeckers, 2019a). Who is and is not "European" thus reflects political stances, and this sorting simultaneously works as part of an Othering process that fits within broader homonationalist projects as outlined above (Slootmaeckers, 2019a(Slootmaeckers, , 2019b; see also Rexhepi, 2016). However, others have noted that although…”
Section: Homonationalism States and Western Discoursementioning
confidence: 99%
“…In one of these Robert Kulpa observes a division between Eastern and Western Europe, highlighting how Eastern Europe is framed as permanently backward and homophoic, whereas Western Europe is constructed as tolerant and open minded, and with educator function (2014b): we will check of this east-west division can also be observed considering values. How far European institutions are involved in a homonationalist project is a question which is dealt with in three articles (Rexhepi, 2016;Ammaturo, 2015;Kahlina, 2015), two of them working especially on Eastern European countries and their relationship with the European institutions (Rexhepi, 2016;Kahlina, 2015).…”
Section: The State Of the Art On Homonationalismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some works are based on audiovisual analysis (Cherry, 2018;Szulc & Smets, 2015;Nebeling Petersen & Myong, 2015;MacCann, 2015), others on analysis of the press (Jungar & Peltonen, 2017;Travers & Shearman, 2017;Serykh, 2017). Some deal with pride parades and the LGBTQ+ and/or supporters' communities (Kehl, 2018;Yildiz, 2017;Szulc, 2016;Ammaturo, 2016;Rexhepi, 2016;Sadurní Balcells & Pujol Tarrés, 2015;Hubbard & Wilkinson, 2015;Kulpa, 2014a;Bracke, 2012;Jirvraj & de Jong, 2011) and urban spaces (Mepschen, 2016;Hubbard & Wilkinson, 2015).…”
Section: The State Of the Art On Homonationalismmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Indeed, the recognition of Muslims in the Balkans as European after the Cold War and their demarcation for inclusion into the EU has been contiguous with the exclusion of migrant/Muslim/Middle Eastern others from the European border imaginary (Rexhepi 2016(Rexhepi , 2017. The troubling presence of the Arab/Islamist/Middle Eastern in the Balkans has been a constant conundrum in EU expansion in the Balkans.…”
Section: Imperial Inventories As European Borders and Islamic Institumentioning
confidence: 99%