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queer theory

queer theory noun: a field of critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of LGBT studies and feminist studies, a kind of interpretation devoted to queer readings of texts.

Noun

queer theory (uncountable)

  1. A field of critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of LGBT studies and feminist studies, a kind of interpretation devoted to queer readings of texts.

Words formed from queer theory

Questions about queer theory

What does queer theory mean?
Queer theory means a field of critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of LGBT studies and feminist studies, a kind of interpretation devoted to queer readings of texts.
What part of speech is queer theory?
Queer theory is a noun.

Words near queer theory in the dictionary

  1. queer parades
  2. queer someone's pitch
  3. Queer Street
  4. queer studies
  5. queer theoretical
  6. queer theory
  7. queer up
  8. queer-baiting
  9. queer-bash
  10. queer-bashed
  11. queer-bashes

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