CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Shatberashvili, Tamar |
|---|---|
| Title | Situating Queer Migration: Displacement and a Sense of Belonging in Georgian Queer Migrants |
| Summary | This thesis explores the experiences of Georgian queer migrants negotiating displacement and a sense of belonging in a liminal in-between space of the home and host countries. It departs from feminist IR and problematises dominant narratives around concepts and institutional practices of statehood, citizenship and identity that contribute to the exclusion of Georgian queer citizens. The empirical case study of ten Georgian queer migrants, I interviewed, builds on discourse analysis, and narrates stories of (un)seen identities and experiences across borders. Building on notions of movement, attachment, displacement, belonging and ‘home’, the core of my dissertation finds refuge in double consciousness and mestiza consciousness. The research aims at contributing to the existing literature and encourages a more nuanced investigation of an understudied topic of queer migration from Georgia, as part of Eastern Europe and FSU. |
| Supervisor | Strausz, Erzsébet |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/shatberashvili_tamar.pdf |
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