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  1. 1. Outsiders and Others : Queer Friendships in Novels by Hermann Hesse

    Författare :Oscar von Seth; Claudia Lindén; Jack Halberstam; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hermann Hesse; Peter Camenzind; Der Steppenwolf; outsiderness; otherness; queer friendship; homoeroticism; nonconformism; homosexuality; bisexuality; Bildungsroman; romantic friendship; heterosexual ambivalence; disability; animality; gender; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores how characters who embody outsiderness and/or otherness intersect with and connote queerness—such as, for instance, homoeroticism and nonconformism—in the novels Peter Camenzind (1904) and Der Steppenwolf (1927) by German-language author Hermann Hesse (1877–1962).In most of Hesse’s novels, the narrative revolves around a male protagonist who is characterized as an outsider. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Navigating Female Power : (De-) Constructing the Space of the Immortal Threat in Homer’s Odyssey

    Författare :Paulina Partanen; Gabriella Beer; Jörgen Magnusson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Homer; Odyssey; Queer; Queer theory; Power; Space; Spatial analysis; Sexuality; Gender; Judith Butler; Jack Halberstam; Kim Knott; Circe; Calypso; Sirens; Scylla; Charybdis; Greek Myth; Monster.; Religionshistoria; History of Religions;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to locate spatial manifestations of power, and acts of agency, by conducting a subversive reading of the female immortal threats in Homer’s Odyssey. With an aim to question preconceived notions on sexuality, gender and power, I draw on the theoretical perspectives of gender theorists J. Butler and J. LÄS MER