Nicole Butterfield
Biographic Data
| ID | 1248909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicole Butterfield |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicole |
| FAMILY NAME | Butterfield |
| SIGNATURE | BUTTERFIELD N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gender Studies Research Group, University of Szeged, Hungary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Limits of Legal Discourse
Based on fieldwork interviews conducted in 2015-16 with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer-identified individuals who are from or living in small towns and rural communities in Croatia, this article draws from the personal experiences of these individuals and the ways in which they describe negotiating sexual difference, discrimination, and homophobia in their communities. This analysis reflects on the importance of locating antidiscrimination leg…
Imagined Rural/Regional Spaces
This research aims to critically examine how the complexity of the ongoing process of "coming out" in small towns and rural spaces in Croatia undermines the imagined hierarchical distinction between rural/urban spaces. The narratives of LGBQ individuals living in these spaces subvert imaginaries of their communities as homogeneously hostile and threatening. Some participants did, however, perceive other spaces as either "gay-friendly" or "deeply …
Professionalization in Sexual Politics and Activism in Croatia in the 2000s
This paper examines Croatian lgbtq activists’ engagement with discourses of human rights and European identity in their struggles for anti-discrimination legislation. Utilizing the external pressure imposed by European Union institutions on the Croatian government and the government’s aim to become an eu member state during the pre-accession process, some activists and the organizations with which they collaborated focused their efforts and resou…
Sexual Rights as a Tool for Mapping Europe
Imagined Rural/Regional Spaces
This research aims to critically examine how the complexity of the ongoing process of "coming out" in small towns and rural spaces in Croatia undermines the imagined hierarchical distinction between rural/urban spaces. The narratives of LGBQ individuals living in these spaces subvert imaginaries of their communities as homogeneously hostile and threatening. Some participants did, however, perceive other spaces as either "gay-friendly" or "deeply …
The Limits of Legal Discourse
Based on fieldwork interviews conducted in 2015-16 with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer-identified individuals who are from or living in small towns and rural communities in Croatia, this article draws from the personal experiences of these individuals and the ways in which they describe negotiating sexual difference, discrimination, and homophobia in their communities. This analysis reflects on the importance of locating antidiscrimination leg…
Sexual Rights as a Tool for Mapping Europe
Professionalization in Sexual Politics and Activism in Croatia in the 2000s
This paper examines Croatian lgbtq activists’ engagement with discourses of human rights and European identity in their struggles for anti-discrimination legislation. Utilizing the external pressure imposed by European Union institutions on the Croatian government and the government’s aim to become an eu member state during the pre-accession process, some activists and the organizations with which they collaborated focused their efforts and resou…
Imagined Rural/Regional Spaces
This research aims to critically examine how the complexity of the ongoing process of "coming out" in small towns and rural spaces in Croatia undermines the imagined hierarchical distinction between rural/urban spaces. The narratives of LGBQ individuals living in these spaces subvert imaginaries of their communities as homogeneously hostile and threatening. Some participants did, however, perceive other spaces as either "gay-friendly" or "deeply …
The Limits of Legal Discourse
Based on fieldwork interviews conducted in 2015-16 with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer-identified individuals who are from or living in small towns and rural communities in Croatia, this article draws from the personal experiences of these individuals and the ways in which they describe negotiating sexual difference, discrimination, and homophobia in their communities. This analysis reflects on the importance of locating antidiscrimination leg…
Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Legislation (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Communism, Protests, Social Movements (1 work)