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queer studies  

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  • Queer studies is an emerging interdisciplinary academic subject that combines empirical research and theoretical accounts of gender and sexuality. The term queer characterizes both the object of study as well as the unique theoretical approach developed within this perspective. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Queer Studies]

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