Date of Award
1-1-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Human Communications
First Advisor
Bernadette M. Calafell, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Christina Foust
Third Advisor
Hava Gordon
Keywords
Autoethnography, Performance, Queer
Abstract
Shapeshifting lore has provided a rich and evocative way to explore human experiences across many different cultures. This author utilizes the mythology of selkies to unpack the perspective of a white queer woman who is dealing with issues of racial privilege, heteronormativity, and patriarchal oppression. Utilizing performative writing and autoethnographic method, the author creates an argument for the integration of intersectional practices within the work of queer theorists, as well as for resistance against assimilation.
Publication Statement
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Recommended Citation
Jones, Sophie, "Shapeshifting and Sexuality: A Critical Autoethnography of a Selkie" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1292.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1292
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Rights holder
Sophie Jones
File size
65 p.
Copyright date
2017
File format
application/pdf
Language
en
Discipline
Communication, LGBTQ Studies
Included in
Anthropology Commons, Communication Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons