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The Fantasy of the Fearsome LGBTQ+: A narrative discourse analysis of Russian LGBTQ+ people's experiences in exile in the shadow of the state security discourse

Gustafsson, Ebba LU (2025) SIMZ11 20251
Graduate School
Abstract
The research analyzes the narratives of LGBTQ+ people who are in exile from Russia and examines how their experiences reflect broader security narratives within Russian politics. To carry out this study, this research draws upon interdisciplinary theories from political psychology, critical security studies, and queer theory, with a particular focus on Lacan's concept of fantasy along with the concepts of ontological insecurity and emotional governance. In this context, fantasy is not merely pure imagination but a mechanism through which people and states construct a coherent narrative about identity and threat. The thesis argues that these narratives become a fantasy of security – emotionally charged political narratives that promise... (More)
The research analyzes the narratives of LGBTQ+ people who are in exile from Russia and examines how their experiences reflect broader security narratives within Russian politics. To carry out this study, this research draws upon interdisciplinary theories from political psychology, critical security studies, and queer theory, with a particular focus on Lacan's concept of fantasy along with the concepts of ontological insecurity and emotional governance. In this context, fantasy is not merely pure imagination but a mechanism through which people and states construct a coherent narrative about identity and threat. The thesis argues that these narratives become a fantasy of security – emotionally charged political narratives that promise stability through exclusion – which mobilize anxiety and fear and lead into the development of exclusionary politics that contribute to queer displacement. (Less)
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author
Gustafsson, Ebba LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ11 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
fantasy, emotional governance, displacement, violence, security, Russia.
language
English
id
9196187
date added to LUP
2025-06-27 12:46:31
date last changed
2025-06-27 12:46:31
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  abstract     = {{The research analyzes the narratives of LGBTQ+ people who are in exile from Russia and examines how their experiences reflect broader security narratives within Russian politics. To carry out this study, this research draws upon interdisciplinary theories from political psychology, critical security studies, and queer theory, with a particular focus on Lacan's concept of fantasy along with the concepts of ontological insecurity and emotional governance. In this context, fantasy is not merely pure imagination but a mechanism through which people and states construct a coherent narrative about identity and threat. The thesis argues that these narratives become a fantasy of security – emotionally charged political narratives that promise stability through exclusion – which mobilize anxiety and fear and lead into the development of exclusionary politics that contribute to queer displacement.}},
  author       = {{Gustafsson, Ebba}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Fantasy of the Fearsome LGBTQ+: A narrative discourse analysis of Russian LGBTQ+ people's experiences in exile in the shadow of the state security discourse}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}