Boundaries of Queerness

Katharina Kehl is Lecturer in the Department of Gender Studies at Lund University. Her research focusses on questions of gender, sexuality and migration, and the othering of groups and individuals along these lines.

• 1. Introduction2. Homonationalism Revisited: Gay Rights and Queer Complexities3. Theoretical Explorations I: Boundary Making and Intelligibility4. Theoretical Explorations II: Racialization5. The How To: Queer and Feminist Methodology6. Pride Järva: LGBTQ People in Right–Wing Nationalist Discourses7. A Flag Worth Defending? Rainbows, Pride and the Swedish Armed Forces8. Racialized Grids of Intelligibility in Swedish LGBTQ Contexts9. Conclusions and Ways Ahead

“Boundaries of Queerness navigates the interplay between race, nationhood, and sexuality. Through illuminating case studies in Sweden, Kehl both unveils and dismantles homonationalist narratives, offering critical insights into the complexities of LGBTQ politics and the challenges faced by marginalized communities. Its lessons about the constructions of nationhood and non-belonging are far-reaching – relevant for Sweden and beyond.” Phillip Ayoub, University College London