Applying Queer Theory in Practice with College Students

Abstract

Grounded in a narrative inquiry study of traditional-aged lesbian college students' perceptions of the relationships among their multiple social identities, this article explores implications of queer theory in practice with college students. This case study examines the emancipatory impact of queer notions and a queer theoretical framework on one of the study participant's evolving perceptions of her sexual, gender, and ethnic identities, and discusses the broader implications of queer theory in higher education and student affairs practice.

Key Words:

• Bisexual
• constructivism
• ethnicity
• fetish
• gender
• gender identity
• Latina college students
• lesbian
• performativity
• queer pedagogy
• queer theory
• sexual identity
• student affairs