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Studium w queerze – queerowanie Sherlocka Holmesa
A Study in Queer – queering Sherlock Holmes

Author(s): Agnieszka Żur
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: queer; Sherlock Holmes; fanfiction;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present and discuss cases of queering the Sherlock Holmes stories. The analysis is carried out on the examples of the gay novel The Sexual Adventures of Sherlock Holmes from 1971, and fanfiction based on the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017). The article discusses various queering strategies and their relation to the analyzed examples. The ways of queering that characterize the older work and the newer fanfictions are also compared.

  • Issue Year: 16/2024
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 79-94
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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