Critical Queer Analysis of Normative Discourse

Abstract

This article presents a preliminary socio-historical reflection on Queer Theory, exploring how this critical perspective challenges conventional notions of sex, gender, desire, identity, discourse, ideology, and power. Moreover, the article considers how Queer Theory offers insights into the study of theater as an art of the margins, in particular discursive dramatic counter-strategies. The study indicates that theater from the Augmented Age draws upon concepts derived from Queer Studies. Modern and contemporary Western plays engage with transgressive sexual topics in innovative ways, challenging traditional stereotypes about sexuality. The study also poses the question of whether theater is still oriented towards societal acceptance and concludes that it is undergoing a revolutionary transformation.