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queer theory

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 酷兒理論 /酷儿理论 (kù'ér lǐlùn) — field of critical theory
  • Danish: queerteori — field of critical theory
  • Finnish: queer-teoria — field of critical theory
  • German: Queer-Theorie — field of critical theory
  • Polish: queer theory — field of critical theory
  • Russian: квир-тео́рия (kvir-teórija) — field of critical theory
  • Spanish: teoría queer — field of critical theory