ACROSS THE RAINBOW: How intersectionality impacts the ways the LGBTIQ social movement in Cape Town organise for change and development
(2024) MIDM19 20241Department of Human Geography
LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
- Abstract
- This thesis engages with the role of social movements within development studies by analysing how these movements relate to their context and how LGBTIQ movements contribute to current studies on grassroots’ contribution to development. It analyses how the historical and current context of in Cape Town, South Africa impacts it LGBTIQ movement and its internal dynamics through the multi- institutional politics approach, collective identity and intersectional theory. It employs a qualitative method to analyse material consisting of academic articles, online newspaper articles and organisations’ public statements between 2005 and 2024. It utilises concepts from social movements and intersectional studies to uncover a multidimensional and... (More)
- This thesis engages with the role of social movements within development studies by analysing how these movements relate to their context and how LGBTIQ movements contribute to current studies on grassroots’ contribution to development. It analyses how the historical and current context of in Cape Town, South Africa impacts it LGBTIQ movement and its internal dynamics through the multi- institutional politics approach, collective identity and intersectional theory. It employs a qualitative method to analyse material consisting of academic articles, online newspaper articles and organisations’ public statements between 2005 and 2024. It utilises concepts from social movements and intersectional studies to uncover a multidimensional and context-based understanding of social movements and their internal challenges, conflicts and strategies when advocating for the recognition of LGBTIQ populations. It examines how these differ along race, class, (cis/trans)gender, ethnicity/nationality and location, and how these experiences interact with processes of privilege and marginalisation. This thesis contributes to the field of development studies by highlighting the contribution of LGBTIQ social movements and marginalised communities when it comes to producing a development for all. Findings suggest that the complexity of social movements intertwines with development when it comes to to mobilisation, collective identity and marginalisation and privilege. (Less)
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- author
- Guez, Rebecca Kintana LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MIDM19 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- social movements, LGBTI, queer, development, intersectional
- language
- English
- id
- 9152791
- date added to LUP
- 2024-07-24 11:19:54
- date last changed
- 2024-07-24 11:19:54
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