Queer Theory Revisited

Hames-García, Michael

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“…Our formulation of “a queer sociology” provides a framework that draws on fields of study that were minimized, if not entirely ignored, by the two moments we outline. One, they do not recognize queer theory’s multiple and parallel genealogies (Hames‐Garcia 2011). Two, they do not acknowledge the extent to which Black feminist thought and women of color feminisms (see, for instance, Collins 1988, 1990; Combahee River Collective 1977; Crenshaw 1989; Lorde 1984; Moraga and Anzaldúa 1983) influenced queer theory (Guzmán 2006; Haritaworn 2015; Ferguson 2004; Saunders 2015).…”

Section: Discussion: Expanding Queer Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Queer Sociology: On Power, Race, and Decentering Whiteness

Moussawi

Vidal‐Ortiz

2020

Sociological Forum

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In this article, we argue for "a queer sociology" that centers race and processes of racialization, while naming and decentering Whiteness. "A queer sociology" is a field that foregrounds relations of power, particularly: race, class, empire, gender and gender identity, and sexuality, and that does not use queer in a reductionist way (or merely in reference to LGBT identity-based projects). We question the uses of queer theory in sociology and show how previous iterations miss/ignore multiple genealogies of the field, like Black feminist thought, women of color feminisms, and the queer of color critique. "A queer sociology" centers power relations beyond gender and sexuality, recognizing the invisible and overarching work of Whiteness and the US (as unnamed centers of analyses) in structuring not only the sociology of sexualities, but sociological thinking overall. We invite sociology to engage with our theorization of "a queer sociology" as a way to transform our categories of analysis and how we conceive of power.

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Section: Discussion: Expanding Queer Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Queer Sociology: On Power, Race, and Decentering Whiteness

Moussawi

Vidal‐Ortiz

2020

Sociological Forum

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“…Moving through these domains in an analytical way may reveal systemic structures that are overlooked when only categorical variables are considered, and this “recognition of intersection in multiple domains may reveal additional options for non-tradition coalition building among groups” (p. 74). This stance offers a method for studying gay families and proffers a response to a frequent critique of queer scholarship: “one might ask whether queer always subverts other identities, or whether it sometimes just hides them” (Hames-García, 2011: 35). Intersectionality may expand the scope of conversations about and the working definitions of diverse families.…”

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“…This is echoed by Muñoz (2009) and Hames-García (2011), two scholars who identify both as queer and as of color and whose scholarship has worked to expand the boundaries of queer theory and integrate issues surrounding race and class so that queer scholarship reflects the lived experiences of a broader and more representative populations.…”

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Changing childhoods: Using queer theory and intersectional methods to reconsider the epistemic resources of children with gay and lesbian parents

2018

Global Studies of Childhood

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This article explores contemporary childhoods through a lens of epistemic privileges and injustices in order to consider the experiences of children whose family models may not reflect the heterosexual norm. More than 14 million children in the United States have one or more gay parents. As the legal definition of marriage in the United States now recognizes same-sex partnerships, it is likely that this official number will increase. The experiences of children with gay and lesbian parents are often overlooked due to public sentiment toward gay partnerships and parenting, but the changing legal status of gay marriage around the world may indicate a shift in sentiment toward these family structures. For childhood studies researchers, this shift will provide opportunities to conduct studies with children whose voices largely were silenced or omitted from past and current scholarship. Particularly, young children with gay parents are in a unique position to describe the world since they must navigate between their homonormative private worlds and the heteronormative world of public institutions. Drawing on queer theory and incorporating the concept of intersectionality, I posit that applying Fricker's concept of epistemic injustice to studies of childhood may reveal new ways to identify systemic and cultural biases including heteronormativity and adult-child power asymmetries. Examining issues of epistemic injustice through a queer lens and using intersectional methods may elucidate aspects of childhood culture that are misunderstood or absent from the scholarship.

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“…Bersani, 2010; Butler, 1990, 2004; Dean, 2000; Rubin, 2011). However, one must only look to the responses of many queers of colour and poor queers (Cohen, 1997; Eng, 2010; Hames-Garcia, 2011; Hollinbaugh, 2001; Hong and Ferguson, 2011; Johnson, 2005; Muñoz, 2009; Shah, 2005) to see a long history of a critique of this position. These scholars argue that, while identity might be fraught, it is deeply powerful.…”

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Tensions of subjectivity: The instability of queer polyamorous identity and community

Benson

2016

Sexualities

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The experiences of polyamorous queer people highlights and extends existing questions around subjectivity and identity. This article examines a case study of three polyamorous and queer-identified women and their experiences and brings them into conversation with existing queer feminist scholarship theorizing subjectivity and happiness. In this analysis, I highlight the points of commonality and disjuncture in these women's experiences and identities. By doing this, I am attentive to the available subject-positions for polyamorous people, their desires for sameness or commonality, and the ways that these desires are often disappointed.

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Queer Theory Revisited

Cited by 36 publications

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A Queer Sociology: On Power, Race, and Decentering Whiteness

A Queer Sociology: On Power, Race, and Decentering Whiteness

Changing childhoods: Using queer theory and intersectional methods to reconsider the epistemic resources of children with gay and lesbian parents

Tensions of subjectivity: The instability of queer polyamorous identity and community

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