Queer linguistics, sexuality, and discourse analysis

Leap, William L.

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“…This research positions itself within queer linguistics: an emerging method that lies in the crux of discourse analysis and ongoing debates that surround gender and sexuality. Similar to the general stated purpose of CDA, “queer linguistics exposes the assumptions that lead researchers to view gender [and sexuality] in terms of a predetermined, static framework” (Leap, 2012: 558). As such, queer linguistics investigates the relationship between how individuals talk and produce text regarding gender and sexuality—and the ways in which they intersect with power, and how that relationship manifests itself in the world.…”

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Queer contestation of neoliberal and heteronormative moral geographies during #occupygezi

Erol

2017

Sexualities

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During the summer of 2013, Turkey witnessed the largest protest movement in the history of the republic. The protests began with environmentalist concerns to save a public park in central Istanbul, Gezi Park, from becoming a shopping mall. However, in a matter of days, the protests turned into a reaction against what many protestors perceived to be the authoritarian rule of the prime minister at the time. While the mainstream protest discourses focused on reacting against such perceptions, which produced sexist and heterosexist discourses, queer discourses were centered on celebrating coexistence and diversity through resistance. Drawing on literatures of queer theory that focus on queer space and moral geography, this article builds on Foucault’s notion of heterotopic space. Using queer linguistics to investigate blog posts that were written at the time of the protest by queer individuals who were taking part in protest, this article investigates the ways in which queer discourses construct the moral geography of the Gezi Park and at the same time challenge neoliberal and heteronormative moral geographies.

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Queer contestation of neoliberal and heteronormative moral geographies during #occupygezi

Erol

2017

Sexualities

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“…I begin with an overview of the theoretical and methodological approaches that have informed this narrative study. Queer linguistics has recently gained momentum as a means of connecting language-based discourse analysis and queer theory (Leap, 2011;Motschenbacher & Stegu, 2013). As in queer theory, queer linguistics uses aspects of gender and sexuality as the initial point of inquiry with the aim of deconstructing and reconceptualising through critical reflection, pervasive regimes and forms of normativity.…”

Section: Queer Linguistics and "Seeing From The South"mentioning

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Affect as narrative action in the Global South

Rowlett

2018

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This paper focuses on the performance of small stories from two Cambodian men interviewed by the researcher about the relationships they form with men from the Global North. The analysis attends to the empirical significance of these performances by focusing on the mobilization of affect as an interactional linguistic and narrative resource that foregrounds social action in this context. In this way, these small stories reveal how these men may challenge and reshape dominant social discourses at this sexualised North/South interface. Bringing to the field of narrative inquiry approaches from queer linguistics, and Southern perspectives, this paper is therefore tasked with exploring what the field may potentially gain from these areas, especially regarding the theoretical and methodological possibilities of a North/South dialogue in the production of knowledge.

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“…Fairclough, 2003; Wodak and Meyer, 2009) and Poststructuralist Discourse Analysis (e.g. Baxter, 2003), have, so far, only marginally been employed for Queer Linguistic purposes (but see Leap, 2011), even though they possess critical agendas that are certainly compatible with Queer-minded work. It is self-evident that these types of discourse analysis differ fundamentally from each other (see Wooffitt, 2005, or the debate between Schegloff, 1997, Wetherell, 1998 and Billig, 1999).…”

Section: Queer Linguistic Approaches To Discoursementioning

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“…In principle, all disciplines within the humanities can be practised from a Queer perspective (Queer Anthropology, Queer Psychology, etc.). However, as the formation of sexuality-related discourses and categories is primarily a discursive undertaking (Giffney, 2009: 7), Queer Theory proves to possess a special affinity with linguistics (Leap, 2011: 562–563). It is therefore not surprising that, recently, Queer Linguistics has taken shape as a more coherent field.…”

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Queer Linguistic approaches to discourse

Motschenbacher

Stegu

2013

Discourse & Society

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This introductory essay to the Discourse & Society special issue on Queer Linguistic Approaches to Discourse discusses the theoretical underpinnings of the connection between discourse studies and Queer Theory within Queer Linguistics -a strand of research that has recently gained great momentum. It outlines basic issues in Queer Theory and their repercussions in Queer Linguistic debates and research. The Queer Linguistic objective to provide critical heteronormativity research is then related to Queer Discourse Studies in its various forms and approaches. An overview of the contributions to the special issue and suggestions for future research conclude the article.

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Queer linguistics, sexuality, and discourse analysis

Cited by 9 publications

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Queer contestation of neoliberal and heteronormative moral geographies during #occupygezi

Queer contestation of neoliberal and heteronormative moral geographies during #occupygezi

Affect as narrative action in the Global South

Queer Linguistic approaches to discourse

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