Western Theories, Queer Possibilities, Polish Reality. Or, Do We Need Queer Political Theory?

Otaku for Queer Theory and Media Theory

Why do we need theories?

Theories organize knowledge and construct objectivity by framing observations and experiments. The elaboration of theoretical principles is examined in the light of the rich interactions between physics and mathematics. These two disciplines share common principles of construction of concepts and of the proper objects of inquiry. Theory construction in physics relies on mathematical symmetries ...

Queer Economies

Queer defies categorization and resists preset developmental trajectories. Practices of queering identities emerged near the end of the twentieth century as ways of resisting normalizing networks of power/knowledge. But how effective are queer practices at resisting networks of power/knowledge (including disciplines) that are not primarily normalizing in their functioning? This essay raises tha...

Inside Out: Queer Theory and Popular Culture

Queer Theory, Historicism, and Early Modern Sexualities