Is Straight the New Queer?

Where is Queer Theory in Organizational Studies?

Organizational studies is eminently a theoretical field. In this sense, the one of the main goals in organization studies is to search and develop new approaches to be applied and used in research that has relations with the process of organizing in contemporary society. Then, the main idea we can outline about this statement is that in this specific research organization does not mean an entit...

"I don't like passing as a straight woman": queer negotiations of identity and social group membership.

For decades, sociological theory has documented how our lives are simultaneously produced through and against normative structures of sex, gender, and sexuality. These normative structures are often believed to operate along presumably "natural," biological, and essentialized binaries of male/female, man/woman, and heterosexual/ homosexual. However, as the lives and experiences of transgender p...

Neuroeducation, Is the New Field Emerging?

Introduction: Thanks to advanced imaging devices, the rapid growth of neurosciences and identification of various functions in different parts of the brain has lead to new perspectives open in a variety of sciences. This paper outlines the prospects for integrating findings of neuroscience and education. Methods: This paper is the outcome of a non-systematic review through searching scientific...

Shame Now: Ruth Leys Diagnoses the New Queer Shame Culture

The Aesthetic Power of the Fab 5 Discursive Themes of Homonormativity in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

In a period of more complex and numerous portrayals of homosexual characters in prime time television, scholars have expressed concern about ostensibly enlightened portrayals that ultimately reinforce culturally dominant themes of heteronormativity. This study is a critical investigation of the reality show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, as a site of queer discourse that both challenges and re...