Overview
1. Survey
At first, when I was still figuring out the topic, I started making a survey on the topic of language. After having stumbled upon Miranda Frickers writings on Hermeneutic Injustice - in short: the injustice of not having appropriate words to describe ones experience - I wanted to figure out what peoples experiences with “not having words”. I created the survey both in english and german, as to reach more people in my immediate circle.
The survey was not very successful in providing input for my thesis content-wise, but for this reason it helped me narrow down the topic instead to what it ended up being: the queer experience and its connection to inequality and language. When I published the survey at first, the questions were rather general. I added questions regarding experiences around sexuality and gender later on. In the end it was clear, that the survey was not a good format to acquire the kind of information I was interested in. The answers remaining short and inconcrete.