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'He Spat in my Face and Said I Should Die': Queer Youth and the Process of Identity Formation in Total Institutions

Kunto, Joel LU (2019) SIMV19 20191
Graduate School
School of Social Work
Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender
Abstract
This thesis is about queer youth in total institutions, and the meaning those institutions might have on the identity formation process. The thesis itself consists of two smaller sub-studies, a literature review of some of the existing research on queer youth in total institutions, and a discourse analysis of the identity aspect using texts written by queer youth who has spent time in a total institution. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the relation between oppression and coercion concerning queer youth in total institutions, to gain an understand of what meaning time spent in a total institution might have on how queer youth form their identities. The methods for the studies are a literature review and a discourse analysis drawing on... (More)
This thesis is about queer youth in total institutions, and the meaning those institutions might have on the identity formation process. The thesis itself consists of two smaller sub-studies, a literature review of some of the existing research on queer youth in total institutions, and a discourse analysis of the identity aspect using texts written by queer youth who has spent time in a total institution. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the relation between oppression and coercion concerning queer youth in total institutions, to gain an understand of what meaning time spent in a total institution might have on how queer youth form their identities. The methods for the studies are a literature review and a discourse analysis drawing on the works of Michel Foucault, with an integrated structure from Carol Bacchi. The texts in the sub-studies has been analysed within an overarching framework of Deleuze and Guattari’s philosophy of processes, also called assemblage theory, while also making use of theoretical notions from Butler, Goffman and Foucault.
The result from the first sub-study shows that the reality queer youth face within these institutions is tougher than for their non-queer peers. They are held responsible for their actions to a much higher degree and face harassment, abuse and violence to a higher degree. The result from the second sub-study reinforces other studies that has been done in the research-field of total institutions, but adding that queer youth face a double punishment, a double stigma when institutionalised. (Less)
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author
Kunto, Joel LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV19 20191
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Young people, queer youth, total institution, identity, gender studies, queer studies, social work
language
English
id
8980358
date added to LUP
2019-11-21 13:53:15
date last changed
2019-11-21 13:53:15
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  abstract     = {{This thesis is about queer youth in total institutions, and the meaning those institutions might have on the identity formation process. The thesis itself consists of two smaller sub-studies, a literature review of some of the existing research on queer youth in total institutions, and a discourse analysis of the identity aspect using texts written by queer youth who has spent time in a total institution. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the relation between oppression and coercion concerning queer youth in total institutions, to gain an understand of what meaning time spent in a total institution might have on how queer youth form their identities. The methods for the studies are a literature review and a discourse analysis drawing on the works of Michel Foucault, with an integrated structure from Carol Bacchi. The texts in the sub-studies has been analysed within an overarching framework of Deleuze and Guattari’s philosophy of processes, also called assemblage theory, while also making use of theoretical notions from Butler, Goffman and Foucault.
The result from the first sub-study shows that the reality queer youth face within these institutions is tougher than for their non-queer peers. They are held responsible for their actions to a much higher degree and face harassment, abuse and violence to a higher degree. The result from the second sub-study reinforces other studies that has been done in the research-field of total institutions, but adding that queer youth face a double punishment, a double stigma when institutionalised.}},
  author       = {{Kunto, Joel}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{'He Spat in my Face and Said I Should Die': Queer Youth and the Process of Identity Formation in Total Institutions}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}