J I Kjaran
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 37522 |
|---|---|
| NOME | J I Kjaran |
| PRENOMES | J I |
| SOBRENOME | Kjaran |
| ASSINATURA | KJARAN J I |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Iceland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6221-6382 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 40 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Sexotic others and nordic exceptionalism
This article examines how Icelandic gay and lesbian publications (1982–2000) constructed Nordic exceptionalism through sexualized representations of non-Western others. Drawing on historical discourse analysis of 33 issues published by Samtökin ’78 (The Icelandic Gay and Lesbian Association), the study focuses on visual and textual narratives that combined global gay solidarity with colonial tropes of racialized desire. These discourses positione…
Transpuan Communities in Indonesia
This article is a reflection on the precarious lives of the transpuan community in Indonesia focused on four ethnographic case studies from Bali, a place often romanticized as a refuge for queer identities. We reveal the multifaceted experiences of transpuan individuals who navigate their lives differently in circumstances marked by both resistance and misrecognition. Together, these narratives confront systemic inequalities and discrimination, d…
Intersecting marginalisations
This study explores the intersecting forms of violence experiencedby LGBTQ+ individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds,including Turkish citizens and refugees living in Turkey. Drawingon 35 in-depth interviews, the research highlights the systemicexclusion, marginalisation, and physical and sexual violence theseindividuals face. It examines the compounded discriminationrooted in ethnic, sexual, and migration identities through the lensof interse…
Trans* Activism in Indonesia and Iran
This article presents a case study of trans activism based on qualitative data in Indonesia and Iran, drawing on the existing public discourses as well as discourses and practices among activists. The article consolidates the work of Nancy Fraser on the politics of recognition, while it uses Judith Butler's ideas on intelligible and unintelligible subjects to argue how the workings of recognition and misrecognition of trans* status affect the liv…
Girls Claiming Discursive Space within the Dominant Discourse on Gender Performativity
This article investigates how four teenage girls claim discursive space in a compulsory school in Iceland where the dominant discourse sustains traditional gender performances and (cis)heteronormativity. It also examines how the dominant discourse positions the girls and how they resist such positioning and position themselves. The analysis draws on an ethnographic study conducted in a compulsory school, consisting of observations in various spac…
Discourses on fathers who use intimate partner violence
Despite an increased interest in studying masculinity in terms of the merging experiences of fatherhood and violence, the way this subject position appears in the media is often left out of the academic debate on fatherhood and masculinity. This paper offers a contribution to extant research on fatherhood and masculinity by providing a discourse analysis of how fathers and violence are constituted in Icelandic mass media from a feminist poststruc…
Queer Social Movements and Activism in Indonesia and Malaysia
Schooling (hetero)normative practices in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Drawing on a critical discourse analysis of policy documents and textbooks, this paper contributes to the growing field of research on the role of schools and schooling with regards to the construction of gender and sexuality by focusing on school practices and educational spaces. We argue that the nation-state in the Islamic Republic of Iran is a religious biopolitical state and its official discourse in the realm of gender and sexuality relies …
Epistemic Violence Toward Immigrant Women in Iceland
This paper is an examination of how stories shared as a result of the #metoo movement in Iceland exemplify aspects of how culture and institutions in Iceland are complicit in the silencing of immigrant women who experience violence, both in intimate partner and employment situations. Through a critical analysis of 10 of the narratives shared by immigrant women in Iceland, the authors explore how testimonial smothering and silencing are both produ…
Navigating and resisting the compulsory military service in Iran
In the homosocial space of the all male military service, (hetero)masculinity and gender normativity are promoted and bravery and warrior mentality are highly valued. On this basis, policing gender and sexuality is a relevant issue, aiming to reward heteronormativity and hyper masculinity and marginalize non heterosexuality and gender nonconforming performances. In the Iranian context, since the Iran Iraq war (1980–1988), military service has pro…
Troubling the discourse of the victimization of queer youth in Icelandic and South African education
The homophobia and hostility experienced by queer learners in Icelandic and South African schools are well documented. Drawing on in-depth interviews with queer youth (16–19 years) in Iceland and South Africa, this paper aims at understanding how queer youth navigate heterosexist and homophobic school spaces and create some positive spaces. The findings highlight that queer youth employ various social and discursive strategies to (re)position the…
Gay Life Stories
The “Sick Gay”
In search of queer spaces in Tehran
This article is based on an ethnographic study that provides insights into queer Iranian men’s lives in Iran, and specifically in Tehran. It was conceived in response to concerns about accounts provided by gay internationalist framings of the queer Iranian subject as reducible to a meta-narrative of homophobic persecution at the hands of an Islamic repressive state. By employing Foucauldian analytic frameworks that attend to questions of heteroto…
Nordic discourses on marginalisation through education
The purpose of this article is analysis of discursive marginalisation through education in Nordic welfare states. What knowledge do Nordic research discourses produce about marginalisation through education in Nordic welfare states? What are the Nordic contributions to research discourses on marginalisation through education? We apply a discourse theoretical approach and analyse 109 peer-reviewed publications on marginalisation by the Nordic Cent…
The Politics of Recognizability
In this article we examine accounts of self-identifying Iranian gay men. We draw on a range of evidentiary sources—interpretive, historical, online, and empirical—to generate critical and nuanced insights into the politics of recognition and representation that inform narrative accounts of the lived experiences of self-identified gay Iranian men, and the constitution of same-sex desire for these men under specific conditions of Iranian modernity.…
Windows of opportunities
The Nordic countries have often been depicted as progressive societies regarding sexual diversity and gender equality. These progressive changes in sexual minority issues, however, have not brought about radical changes in educational policies in addressing gender and sexual equality in schools. Both compulsory and upper secondary education often lack coherent protection of queer students. The same applies to specific policies on queer issues wit…
Gender-segregated spaces in Icelandic high schools
Organization of spaces in schools often revolves around gender and sexuality. For example, it has been reported that restrooms and locker rooms are the most heteronormative and heterosexist spaces within schools. Particularly within these spaces, hegemonic heterosexual masculinity/femininity is institutionalized, not only in the practices and individual performances, but also in the organization of these spaces. In that sense, the space of the re…
Masculinity strategies of young queer men as queer capital
This article explores how 11 gay and bisexual young men in Iceland, whom we interviewed, have adopted different strategies to deal with the reality of Icelandic masculinity manifestations in the early 2010s. Bourdieuean views of explaining their ideas as social strategies were utilized to interpret how they had adopted behaviors, looks, and ideas in tact with, or contrary to, the hegemonic, heteromasculine views of how men are supposed to act, lo…
Schooling sexualities and gendered bodies. Experiences of LGBT students in Icelandic upper secondary schools
In this paper, we study how Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people (LGBT) students in Icelandic upper secondary schools interpret their experience of heteronormative environment and how they respond to it. The aim is to explore how sexualities and gendered bodies are constructed through ‘schooling’. The article draws on interview data with seven LGBT students who attended five different upper secondary schools. We also use visual data coll…
Inclusion, exclusion and the queering of spaces in two Icelandic upper secondary schools
The concept of space is gaining increased attention in studies of sexuality and gender, not least those focusing on heterosexism and heteronormativity. Such studies have demonstrated that space is sexualised, gendered and actively produced. In this article, we present the findings from an ethnographic study of two Icelandic upper secondary schools. One is a traditional academic school in Reykjavík (the capital city) and the other is a mixture of …
Manifestations of Heterosexism in Icelandic Upper Secondary Schools and the Responses of LGBT Students
How does institutionalized heterosexism manifest itself in Icelandic upper secondary schools and how do lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students respond to these manifestations? In addressing these questions, interviews were conducted with six current and former LGBT upper secondary school students, using queer theory and thematic analysis. It is argued that institutionalized heterosexism prevails in the structure and culture of th…
Gender-segregated spaces in Icelandic high schools
Organization of spaces in schools often revolves around gender and sexuality. For example, it has been reported that restrooms and locker rooms are the most heteronormative and heterosexist spaces within schools. Particularly within these spaces, hegemonic heterosexual masculinity/femininity is institutionalized, not only in the practices and individual performances, but also in the organization of these spaces. In that sense, the space of the re…
Schooling sexualities and gendered bodies. Experiences of LGBT students in Icelandic upper secondary schools
In this paper, we study how Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people (LGBT) students in Icelandic upper secondary schools interpret their experience of heteronormative environment and how they respond to it. The aim is to explore how sexualities and gendered bodies are constructed through ‘schooling’. The article draws on interview data with seven LGBT students who attended five different upper secondary schools. We also use visual data coll…
Manifestations of Heterosexism in Icelandic Upper Secondary Schools and the Responses of LGBT Students
How does institutionalized heterosexism manifest itself in Icelandic upper secondary schools and how do lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students respond to these manifestations? In addressing these questions, interviews were conducted with six current and former LGBT upper secondary school students, using queer theory and thematic analysis. It is argued that institutionalized heterosexism prevails in the structure and culture of th…
Troubling the discourse of the victimization of queer youth in Icelandic and South African education
The homophobia and hostility experienced by queer learners in Icelandic and South African schools are well documented. Drawing on in-depth interviews with queer youth (16–19 years) in Iceland and South Africa, this paper aims at understanding how queer youth navigate heterosexist and homophobic school spaces and create some positive spaces. The findings highlight that queer youth employ various social and discursive strategies to (re)position the…
Nordic discourses on marginalisation through education
The purpose of this article is analysis of discursive marginalisation through education in Nordic welfare states. What knowledge do Nordic research discourses produce about marginalisation through education in Nordic welfare states? What are the Nordic contributions to research discourses on marginalisation through education? We apply a discourse theoretical approach and analyse 109 peer-reviewed publications on marginalisation by the Nordic Cent…
The Politics of Recognizability
In this article we examine accounts of self-identifying Iranian gay men. We draw on a range of evidentiary sources—interpretive, historical, online, and empirical—to generate critical and nuanced insights into the politics of recognition and representation that inform narrative accounts of the lived experiences of self-identified gay Iranian men, and the constitution of same-sex desire for these men under specific conditions of Iranian modernity.…
Masculinity strategies of young queer men as queer capital
This article explores how 11 gay and bisexual young men in Iceland, whom we interviewed, have adopted different strategies to deal with the reality of Icelandic masculinity manifestations in the early 2010s. Bourdieuean views of explaining their ideas as social strategies were utilized to interpret how they had adopted behaviors, looks, and ideas in tact with, or contrary to, the hegemonic, heteromasculine views of how men are supposed to act, lo…
Inclusion, exclusion and the queering of spaces in two Icelandic upper secondary schools
The concept of space is gaining increased attention in studies of sexuality and gender, not least those focusing on heterosexism and heteronormativity. Such studies have demonstrated that space is sexualised, gendered and actively produced. In this article, we present the findings from an ethnographic study of two Icelandic upper secondary schools. One is a traditional academic school in Reykjavík (the capital city) and the other is a mixture of …
Intersecting marginalisations
This study explores the intersecting forms of violence experiencedby LGBTQ+ individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds,including Turkish citizens and refugees living in Turkey. Drawingon 35 in-depth interviews, the research highlights the systemicexclusion, marginalisation, and physical and sexual violence theseindividuals face. It examines the compounded discriminationrooted in ethnic, sexual, and migration identities through the lensof interse…
Trans* Activism in Indonesia and Iran
This article presents a case study of trans activism based on qualitative data in Indonesia and Iran, drawing on the existing public discourses as well as discourses and practices among activists. The article consolidates the work of Nancy Fraser on the politics of recognition, while it uses Judith Butler's ideas on intelligible and unintelligible subjects to argue how the workings of recognition and misrecognition of trans* status affect the liv…
Girls Claiming Discursive Space within the Dominant Discourse on Gender Performativity
This article investigates how four teenage girls claim discursive space in a compulsory school in Iceland where the dominant discourse sustains traditional gender performances and (cis)heteronormativity. It also examines how the dominant discourse positions the girls and how they resist such positioning and position themselves. The analysis draws on an ethnographic study conducted in a compulsory school, consisting of observations in various spac…
Manifestations of Heterosexism in Icelandic Upper Secondary Schools and the Responses of LGBT Students
How does institutionalized heterosexism manifest itself in Icelandic upper secondary schools and how do lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students respond to these manifestations? In addressing these questions, interviews were conducted with six current and former LGBT upper secondary school students, using queer theory and thematic analysis. It is argued that institutionalized heterosexism prevails in the structure and culture of th…
Inclusion, exclusion and the queering of spaces in two Icelandic upper secondary schools
The concept of space is gaining increased attention in studies of sexuality and gender, not least those focusing on heterosexism and heteronormativity. Such studies have demonstrated that space is sexualised, gendered and actively produced. In this article, we present the findings from an ethnographic study of two Icelandic upper secondary schools. One is a traditional academic school in Reykjavík (the capital city) and the other is a mixture of …
Schooling sexualities and gendered bodies. Experiences of LGBT students in Icelandic upper secondary schools
In this paper, we study how Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people (LGBT) students in Icelandic upper secondary schools interpret their experience of heteronormative environment and how they respond to it. The aim is to explore how sexualities and gendered bodies are constructed through ‘schooling’. The article draws on interview data with seven LGBT students who attended five different upper secondary schools. We also use visual data coll…
Masculinity strategies of young queer men as queer capital
This article explores how 11 gay and bisexual young men in Iceland, whom we interviewed, have adopted different strategies to deal with the reality of Icelandic masculinity manifestations in the early 2010s. Bourdieuean views of explaining their ideas as social strategies were utilized to interpret how they had adopted behaviors, looks, and ideas in tact with, or contrary to, the hegemonic, heteromasculine views of how men are supposed to act, lo…
Windows of opportunities
The Nordic countries have often been depicted as progressive societies regarding sexual diversity and gender equality. These progressive changes in sexual minority issues, however, have not brought about radical changes in educational policies in addressing gender and sexual equality in schools. Both compulsory and upper secondary education often lack coherent protection of queer students. The same applies to specific policies on queer issues wit…
Gender-segregated spaces in Icelandic high schools
Organization of spaces in schools often revolves around gender and sexuality. For example, it has been reported that restrooms and locker rooms are the most heteronormative and heterosexist spaces within schools. Particularly within these spaces, hegemonic heterosexual masculinity/femininity is institutionalized, not only in the practices and individual performances, but also in the organization of these spaces. In that sense, the space of the re…
Nordic discourses on marginalisation through education
The purpose of this article is analysis of discursive marginalisation through education in Nordic welfare states. What knowledge do Nordic research discourses produce about marginalisation through education in Nordic welfare states? What are the Nordic contributions to research discourses on marginalisation through education? We apply a discourse theoretical approach and analyse 109 peer-reviewed publications on marginalisation by the Nordic Cent…
The Politics of Recognizability
In this article we examine accounts of self-identifying Iranian gay men. We draw on a range of evidentiary sources—interpretive, historical, online, and empirical—to generate critical and nuanced insights into the politics of recognition and representation that inform narrative accounts of the lived experiences of self-identified gay Iranian men, and the constitution of same-sex desire for these men under specific conditions of Iranian modernity.…
Gay Life Stories
The “Sick Gay”
In search of queer spaces in Tehran
This article is based on an ethnographic study that provides insights into queer Iranian men’s lives in Iran, and specifically in Tehran. It was conceived in response to concerns about accounts provided by gay internationalist framings of the queer Iranian subject as reducible to a meta-narrative of homophobic persecution at the hands of an Islamic repressive state. By employing Foucauldian analytic frameworks that attend to questions of heteroto…
Troubling the discourse of the victimization of queer youth in Icelandic and South African education
The homophobia and hostility experienced by queer learners in Icelandic and South African schools are well documented. Drawing on in-depth interviews with queer youth (16–19 years) in Iceland and South Africa, this paper aims at understanding how queer youth navigate heterosexist and homophobic school spaces and create some positive spaces. The findings highlight that queer youth employ various social and discursive strategies to (re)position the…
Navigating and resisting the compulsory military service in Iran
In the homosocial space of the all male military service, (hetero)masculinity and gender normativity are promoted and bravery and warrior mentality are highly valued. On this basis, policing gender and sexuality is a relevant issue, aiming to reward heteronormativity and hyper masculinity and marginalize non heterosexuality and gender nonconforming performances. In the Iranian context, since the Iran Iraq war (1980–1988), military service has pro…
Queer Social Movements and Activism in Indonesia and Malaysia
Schooling (hetero)normative practices in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Drawing on a critical discourse analysis of policy documents and textbooks, this paper contributes to the growing field of research on the role of schools and schooling with regards to the construction of gender and sexuality by focusing on school practices and educational spaces. We argue that the nation-state in the Islamic Republic of Iran is a religious biopolitical state and its official discourse in the realm of gender and sexuality relies …
Epistemic Violence Toward Immigrant Women in Iceland
This paper is an examination of how stories shared as a result of the #metoo movement in Iceland exemplify aspects of how culture and institutions in Iceland are complicit in the silencing of immigrant women who experience violence, both in intimate partner and employment situations. Through a critical analysis of 10 of the narratives shared by immigrant women in Iceland, the authors explore how testimonial smothering and silencing are both produ…
Girls Claiming Discursive Space within the Dominant Discourse on Gender Performativity
This article investigates how four teenage girls claim discursive space in a compulsory school in Iceland where the dominant discourse sustains traditional gender performances and (cis)heteronormativity. It also examines how the dominant discourse positions the girls and how they resist such positioning and position themselves. The analysis draws on an ethnographic study conducted in a compulsory school, consisting of observations in various spac…
Discourses on fathers who use intimate partner violence
Despite an increased interest in studying masculinity in terms of the merging experiences of fatherhood and violence, the way this subject position appears in the media is often left out of the academic debate on fatherhood and masculinity. This paper offers a contribution to extant research on fatherhood and masculinity by providing a discourse analysis of how fathers and violence are constituted in Icelandic mass media from a feminist poststruc…
Trans* Activism in Indonesia and Iran
This article presents a case study of trans activism based on qualitative data in Indonesia and Iran, drawing on the existing public discourses as well as discourses and practices among activists. The article consolidates the work of Nancy Fraser on the politics of recognition, while it uses Judith Butler's ideas on intelligible and unintelligible subjects to argue how the workings of recognition and misrecognition of trans* status affect the liv…
Transpuan Communities in Indonesia
This article is a reflection on the precarious lives of the transpuan community in Indonesia focused on four ethnographic case studies from Bali, a place often romanticized as a refuge for queer identities. We reveal the multifaceted experiences of transpuan individuals who navigate their lives differently in circumstances marked by both resistance and misrecognition. Together, these narratives confront systemic inequalities and discrimination, d…
Intersecting marginalisations
This study explores the intersecting forms of violence experiencedby LGBTQ+ individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds,including Turkish citizens and refugees living in Turkey. Drawingon 35 in-depth interviews, the research highlights the systemicexclusion, marginalisation, and physical and sexual violence theseindividuals face. It examines the compounded discriminationrooted in ethnic, sexual, and migration identities through the lensof interse…
Sexotic others and nordic exceptionalism
This article examines how Icelandic gay and lesbian publications (1982–2000) constructed Nordic exceptionalism through sexualized representations of non-Western others. Drawing on historical discourse analysis of 33 issues published by Samtökin ’78 (The Icelandic Gay and Lesbian Association), the study focuses on visual and textual narratives that combined global gay solidarity with colonial tropes of racialized desire. These discourses positione…
Sociology (21 obras) · Gender Studies (20 obras) · Political science (15 obras) · Human sexuality (12 obras) · Law (12 obras) · Gender Studies (11 obras) · Politics (10 obras) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (8 obras) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (8 obras) · Queer (8 obras)