Zuordnungen in Bewegung: Geschlecht und sexuelle Orientierung quer durch die Disziplinen

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If current socio-political and legal discussions about gender diversity and sexual orientation are any indication, we are witnessing a paradigmatic shift: traditional mappings of sex and gender have become less strict, and formerly stringent regulations of both sexual practices and sexual orientation have lost some of their force. The very social fabric now seems to accommodate plurality, potentially allowing for more self-determined lifestyles. At the same time, however, gender binaries and heteronormativity continue to leave their trace – in the form of powerful inscriptions into social relations and institutional practices.

This volume is a product of interdisciplinary reflexion. The essays collected here illustrate the different ways in which normative orders of gender and sexuality, and their dynamic reconfigurations, are addressed across a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Informed by current developments in the field and by their respective academic culture, they offer a wide canvas of research interests – and they highlight the respective terms, concepts, guiding questions and methods employed in each discipline today. Most importantly, they all reflect on the coexistence of continuity and change in normative (re)mappings of gender and sexual orientation.