CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Barna, Margit |
|---|---|
| Title | Pride "On the Edge of Europe"?:LGBT Activism and Nationalism in the Context of Hungary |
| Summary | In the context of Hungary, the public and political discourse on non-heteronormative sexualities is strongly linked to the symbolic categories of East and West. Right-wing political discourse repeatedly defines the meaning of the West as a morally decaying world, while excluding LGBT people from the national imaginary. I conducted qualitative research to understand how this context affects the experiences and politics of local LGBT activists. I found that the exclusionary politics of the political elite functions as a main point of reference. This changes the meaning of Hungarian activists’ desires to see the LGBT movement more like those in Western settings. This finding has important implications for the existing theoretical framework on discourses around homonationalism, while it contributes to the understanding of nationalism and sexuality in the CEE region |
| Supervisor | Pap, András László |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/barna_margit.pdf |
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