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There’s a name for that: a phenomenological exploration of six Spanish nonbinary individuals’ experiences with hermeneutical injustice
(Universidad de Deusto, 2024-11-22) Ellis Montalbán, Paloma
¿Nonbinary? as an identity label represents a large spectrum which encompasses a number of more specific identities such as bigender, pangender, agender, among many others. Though slowly gaining visibility, existing as a minority within a minority poses particular challenges for nonbinary people: it is particularly difficult to navigate social interactions when a large degree of these interactions are mediated by the assumption people fit into two binary, strict social categories. In many cases, very language one speaks does not readily offer tools with which it would be possible to adequately express their gender identity. This thesis employs a multidisciplinary phenomenological framework,seeking to understand how each individual comes to access the hermeneutical resources that exist in order to have the capacity to label themselves. Secondly, it seeks to discover the ways in which nonbinary individuals negotiate language use to engage in hermeneutical dissent. Through the use of in-depth interviews and interpretative phenomenological analysis, respondents reveal their process of identity formation, and ultimately reflect on the importance of language and cultivating understanding for gender minorities.