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Denton, J. Michael; Abes, Elisa S. – Journal of College Student Development, 2022
This arts-based narrative in/queer/y explores the subjectivity of gay college men living with HIV through the stories and art of two participants. Despite their significantly different lives, the two men shared a subjectivity that was also reflected in the lives of other participants. Care of the self reflects Foucault's search for a way of life…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Males, Homosexuality, College Students
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Abes, Elisa S. – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
This article is an exploration of possibilities and methodological considerations for using multiple theoretical perspectives in research that challenges inequitable power structures in student development theory. Specifically, I explore methodological considerations when partnering queer theory and constructivism in research on lesbian identity…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Homosexuality, Student Development, Power Structure
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Abes, Elisa S.; Jones, Susan R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2004
Narrative inquiry methodology was used to investigate self-perceived identities among 10 lesbian college students. Analysis of data from in-depth, open-ended interviews revealed the role of meaning-making capacity in determining the extent to which contextual influences shaped self-perceptions of sexual orientation identity and its relationship…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, College Students, Self Concept, Sexual Orientation