Viewing critical psychology through the lens of queer

Downing, Lisa; Gillett, Robert

doi:10.1080/19419899.2011.536310

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“…Rorschach himself is an ethically troubling character because even when he knows that things are futile, he carries on anyway. Recently queer theorists Downing and Gillett (2013) called on psychologists to engage with the ethics of knowing the ‘other’. Perhaps it is time to realize that there is a little bit more of Rorschach’s righteous character in all of us than we care to admit, that we might actually enjoy identifying with him, projecting onto him.…”

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Rorschach tests and Rorschach vigilantes

Hubbard

Hegarty

2017

History of the Human Sciences

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One of the clearest signs that Psychology has impacted popular culture is the public’s familiarity with the Rorschach ink-blot test. An excellent example of the Rorschach in popular culture can be found in Watchmen, the comic/graphic novel written by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (1987). In the mid-20th century Psychology had an especially contentious relationship with comics; some psychologists were very anxious about the impact comics had on young people, whereas others wrote comics to subvert dominant norms about gender and sexuality. Yet historians of Psychology have had almost nothing to say about this popular and critically acclaimed novel. We read Watchmen here for its narratives that most concern the history of Psychology. We focus on such themes as anti-psychiatry, sexual violence, homophobia, lesbian erasure and social psychological research on bystander intervention. We argue it is possible to align Psychology and comics more closely despite their sometimes contentious history. In doing so we demonstrate the active role of the public in the history of the Rorschach, and the public engagement of Psychology via comics, and also reveal what is possible when historians consider comics within their histories.

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Rorschach tests and Rorschach vigilantes

Hubbard

Hegarty

2017

History of the Human Sciences

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“…Queer theory found a more natural home in qualitative research because this form had historically been less focused on objective reality and more on subjective experiences (Downing & Gillett, 2011). However, its emergence has occurred within an ongoing evolution in terms of how we consider sexuality and marginalization in research and in society at large.…”

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Philosophical Approaches to Qualitative Research

Spencer

Pryce

Walsh

2020

The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research

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This chapter reviews some of the major overarching philosophical approaches to qualitative inquiry and includes some historical background for each approach. Taking a “big picture” view, the chapter discusses postpositivism, constructivism, critical theory, feminism, and queer theory and offers a brief history of these approaches; considers the ontological, epistemological, and axiological assumptions on which they rest; and details some of their distinguishing features. In the last section, attention is turned to the future, identifying three overarching, interrelated, and contested issues with which the field is being confronted and will be compelled to address as it moves forward: retaining the rich diversity that has defined the field, the articulation of recognizable standards for qualitative research, and the commensurability of differing approaches.

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“…Finally, queer theory insists in addition that there is equality in difference, and difference within those categories represented by equality-based identity politics (Finn, 2012; Minton, 1997). Queer theory calls for ethical understanding of those who are beyond one’s own intelligibility (Downing & Gillett, 2011), and assumes that a difference from the norm does not represent a deficit by default, but a more privileged perspective on that norm imminent with double-consciousness (Warner, 1999). Queer theory has always insisted upon the use of identity-politics strategies, at the same time as raising concerns about their inevitable limits and failures.…”

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Equality in theory: From a heteronormative to an inclusive psychology of romantic love

Thorne

Hegarty

Hepper

2019

Theory & Psychology

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Since 1970, research on romantic relationships has burgeoned, but its theories and methods were shaped by a heteronormative cultural context. Heteronormativity is an ideology that implicitly holds that heterosexuality is, and should be, the only, dominant, or taken-for-granted sexuality for all. The movement towards sexual equality, particularly legal recognition of equal marriage, now allows psychologists to investigate romantic love in a more equal manner than ever before. To orient psychology towards less heteronormative theories of love, we make explicit how researchers in the past have (a) defined love and relationships as heterosexual, (b) presumed heterosexual patterns of love generalize to all, (c) used methodologies that introduce heterosexual bias, and (d) located differences in same-gender couples rather than between same-gender and opposite-gender couples. We conclude with recommendations on how critical thinking at all stages of research can make the difference between heteronormative and inclusive research on romantic love and relationships.

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Viewing critical psychology through the lens of queer

Cited by 18 publications

References 44 publications

Rorschach tests and Rorschach vigilantes

Rorschach tests and Rorschach vigilantes

Philosophical Approaches to Qualitative Research

Equality in theory: From a heteronormative to an inclusive psychology of romantic love

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