Queer Figurations and Gatekeepers of Citizenship: An Analysis of Queer Figurations as Constructed by COC and the Organisation of Queer Citizenship in the Netherlands

This thesis forms an inquiry into the queer figurations that emerge from the general discourse of COC Nederland and their employment in the organisation of queer citizenship. Through a combination of qualitative code analysis and discourse analysis, three main figurations have been identified: 1) The Rights-Holders/non-Rights-Holder, 2) the Victim and 3) the Community Member. Strengthened by various queer, feminist and critical citizenship studies, this thesis uncovers the schemes in which these figurations influence the delineation of citizenship. By diving deep into various encounters between the state and the above-mentioned queer figurations, this thesis shows how queer citizenship is organised. Through these encounters, it is shown how the Dutch state and COC Nederland cooperate in discursive practices of constructing figurations in a semiotic relationship. Examples of encounters that are treated are: equal marital rights, the culturalization of citizenship, the mobilisation of...Show moreThis thesis forms an inquiry into the queer figurations that emerge from the general discourse of COC Nederland and their employment in the organisation of queer citizenship. Through a combination of qualitative code analysis and discourse analysis, three main figurations have been identified: 1) The Rights-Holders/non-Rights-Holder, 2) the Victim and 3) the Community Member. Strengthened by various queer, feminist and critical citizenship studies, this thesis uncovers the schemes in which these figurations influence the delineation of citizenship. By diving deep into various encounters between the state and the above-mentioned queer figurations, this thesis shows how queer citizenship is organised. Through these encounters, it is shown how the Dutch state and COC Nederland cooperate in discursive practices of constructing figurations in a semiotic relationship. Examples of encounters that are treated are: equal marital rights, the culturalization of citizenship, the mobilisation of queer victimhood, police presence at Pride and the rainbow symbol.Show less

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