Date of Award
Spring 2021
Degree Name
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Department
Historical & Political Studies; College of Arts & Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Jennifer Riggan
Abstract
In this research paper, I will be discussing how the gay man has been used as a cultural weapon by America and Russia since the Cold War to justify tensions between each nation. Though this is not the only factor creating international tension, it certainly is a significant cultural problem in and between each nation that lasts to this day. I will be discussing major academics such as Jasbir Puar’s work on Homonationalism. I will also be discussing how important Queer IR theory relates to this issue as well. There are also key factors in each nation that are discussed on how homophobia has survived all these decades. Some of these factors are extreme forms of religion, to factors such as nationalism and how culture and economy also intertwine to justify this cultural weaponization of the gay male.
Recommended Citation
McCrea, Jacob, "Weaponizing Gayness: Homonationalism, During and After the Cold War" (2021). Capstone Showcase. 8.
https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/showcase/2021/is/8
Weaponizing Gayness: Homonationalism, During and After the Cold War
In this research paper, I will be discussing how the gay man has been used as a cultural weapon by America and Russia since the Cold War to justify tensions between each nation. Though this is not the only factor creating international tension, it certainly is a significant cultural problem in and between each nation that lasts to this day. I will be discussing major academics such as Jasbir Puar’s work on Homonationalism. I will also be discussing how important Queer IR theory relates to this issue as well. There are also key factors in each nation that are discussed on how homophobia has survived all these decades. Some of these factors are extreme forms of religion, to factors such as nationalism and how culture and economy also intertwine to justify this cultural weaponization of the gay male.