Love is Love, Love is Resistance – Queer music as counter-hegemonic cultural capital and subaltern counterpublic in Lebanon
This thesis examines the role of queer music as a form of counter-hegemonic cul tural capital and as a subaltern counterpublics in Lebanon, focusing on the Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila. By analyzing the band’s lyrics and music through a multi modal critical discourse analysis, it is explored how their songs challenge dominant sociopolitical narratives and provide a voice for LGBTQ+ identities in