SOC 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Homonationalism, Economic Mobility, Consumerism
11 Dec 2017
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Description of contemporary racial / economic relations in western sexual rights discourses and an explanation of global narratives around sexual human rights, immigration and democracy. Process where some queers (mostly upper middle class and rich gay men/ women) gain acceptance and status in canadian society through consumerism, economic mobility, and the securing of individual rights. Good vs bad queers (con rmative vs non con rmative queers) Reinforcing the social order (resisting state"s policies or reinforcing it) Globalization of queer culture; queerness as a globalized and westernized identity. Is a move not from one origin to many destinies (like traditional understanding or diaspora) but a wave of movement that is identi ed through an attachment to a search for queer belonging. It"s a framework that challenges national and state understanding of diaspora (nationalism) Creation of translational and global multicultural network of connections of queer cultures and communities.
