Nationality and sexuality: Homophobic discourse and the 'national threat' in contemporary Latvia

Nations and Nationalism

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 540-560

  Mole, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Homophobia; Latvia; Nationality; Othering; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNISM; ETHNIC CONFLICT; EUROPEAN UNION; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM; SECURITY THREAT; SEXUALITY;

LATVIA;

EID: 79959352323     PISSN: 13545078     EISSN: 14698129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2010.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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