Abstract
This article examines the contributions of lesbians of color to the developmental relationship between queer theory and qualitative research methodology. Its thesis is that the contributions of lesbians of color in this context have been overlooked despite being featured. This oversight is explained through an examination of theoretical perspectives that dominate our current understanding of the relationship between queer theory and qualitative research. Postmodernism is revealed as susceptible to liberal bias and racist exclusions common in U.S. culture. Semiotic phenomenology is offered as a non-essentialist approach to queer theory and qualitative research that reduces the liberal bias and racist exclusions often perpetuated in postmodern theorizing that have led to the exclusion of contributions of lesbians of color in queer theory.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 109-127 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Homosexuality |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 2-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 23 2003 |
Keywords
- Heterosexisms
- Identities
- Lesbians of color
- Liberalism
- Queer theory
- Racisms
- Semiotic phenomenology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Social Psychology
- Education
- General Psychology