Abstract
In this chapter, we outline the theoretical framework we are using to understand the relationship between being young and queer(ed), and being suicidal or self-harming. We argue in Chapter 1 that we are aiming to reframe the parameters of the field of study because they rigidly adhere to an at-risk, psychopathological frame of explanation which limits understanding and leads to missed opportunities where prevention is concerned. Our emphasis, in developing an alternative mode of enquiry and explanation, is on the interdependence of emotions and norms in relation to bodies, an emphasis which requires us to engage with subject-making through discourse and materiality. Our approach highlights the way norms and emotions are embodied at the intersection of youth, sexuality, gender and mental health. In this chapter, we set out key theoretical investments and ask questions that resonate throughout the book.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 2016 Elizabeth McDermott and Katrina Roen
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
McDermott, E., Roen, K. (2016). Troubled Subject-Making. In: Queer Youth, Suicide and Self-Harm. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137003454_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137003454_2
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-66813-7
Online ISBN: 978-1-137-00345-4
eBook Packages: Social SciencesSocial Sciences (R0)