Reimagining Double Consciousness beyond the Colour Line: A Study on the Polish LGBT-Free Z*nes Using Online Semi-Structured Interviews and Mental Mapping
Reimagining Double Consciousness beyond the Colour Line: A Study on the Polish LGBT-Free Z*nes Using Online Semi-Structured Interviews and Mental Mapping

Summary/Abstract: Drawing on online semi-structured interviews and mental mapping, this articleexamines the so-called LGBT-Free Z*nes in Poland. It offers two main contributions.First, it shows how LGBTQ+ participants interpret these zones and how their subjectivi-ties enable them to negotiate the workings of state-sanctioned LGBTQ+phobia. Second,by mobilizing the Du Boisian notion of double consciousness, the article elucidates thedynamic of this negotiation and demonstrates how Du Bois’ work on marginal subjec-tivities can inform future sociological research in Central and Eastern Europe by con-sidering the region’s historically subordinate position within Europe’s racialised order.In addition, the article reflects on the methodological potential of mental mapping, high-lighting its usefulness for capturing more vulnerable subjectivities of those living underconditions of institutionalised exclusion.

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