QUEER SEMIOTICS . CAPSTONE RESEARCH PROJECT

Queer Semiotics: How Queers Brand Themselves, Live Within and Out of the Gender Binary, and How Fashion Plays its Role

The goal with this project is to bring to light topics that have been historically and socially buried. In an age where queerness is largely more accepted and normal than it has been, and is legally protected in many countries, it’s still important to revitalize knowledge and history that was hidden away and bring meaning to it. Much oppression has occurred historically, and fashion trends are often brought to life through appropriation of minority groups bringing styles to life as a form of liberation, communication, and self expression. Understanding many fashion styles origins and its relevance to queerness helps understand sexuality and gender-nonconforming folks.