Thickening language and sexuality studies
Multilingualism, race/ethnicity, and queerness
In this contribution to the special issue of the Journal of Language and Sexuality celebrating
its 10th anniversary, I reflect on several key articles in the journal that related to my work in language and sexuality with
queer, Latinx and bi/multilingual individuals and organizations, survey the field of language and sexuality today from my vantage
point, and propose several directions for the future of language and sexuality studies, namely: to engage multilingualism, to
question our ideologies as researchers, to grapple more deeply with intersectionality through ethnography, and to consider age more
seriously.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Looking back at JLS
- 3.State of the field of language and sexuality studies
- 4.Directions for future research in language and sexuality studies
- 4.1Acknowledge and engage multilingualism
- 4.2Question ideologies
- 4.3Get thick(er)
- 4.4Time travel
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