Schools as Queer Transformative Spaces (eBook, ePUB)

Global Narratives on Sexualities and Gender
Redaktion: Kjaran, Jón Ingvar; Sauntson, Helen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the narratives and experiences of LGBTQ+ and gender non-conforming students around the world. Much previous research has focused on homophobic/transphobic bullying and the negative consequences of expressing non-heterosexual and non-gender-conforming identities in school environments. To date, less attention has been paid to what may help LGBTQ+ students to experience school more positively, and relatively little has been done to compare research across the global contexts. This book addresses these research gaps by bringing together ongoing research from countries including Brazil, China, South Africa, the UK and many more.

Each chapter examines results of empirical research into school experiences of LGBTQ+ students, and the experiences and perspectives of teachers and parents. All contributions are theoretically informed by aspects of queer theory and/or critical feminist theory, with additional insights from psychological, sociological and linguistic perspectives. Contributing chapters consider how educational workers may question socially sanctioned concepts of normality in relation to gender and sexuality in ways that benefit all students, and how they can 'queer' schools to make them less oppressive in terms of gender and sexuality.

Expertly written and researched, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers and students in the fields of education, sociology, gender studies and anyone with an interest in gender and sexuality studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351028806
• Artikelnr.: 57894709

Autorenporträt

Jón Ingvar Kjaran is Associate Professor of Anthropology/Sociology of Eduction at the University of Iceland, School of Education. His research focus is on gender equality, sexuality, ethnicity, race, and gender violence. Helen Sauntson is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at York St John University, UK. Her research areas are language in education and language, gender and sexuality.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Schools as Queer Transformative Spaces Educators and
Curriculum Developers 1. Creating a queer counter-space in high schools in
Iceland and South Africa: A drama inspired pedagogical approach 2. Creating
queer moments at a Brazilian school by forging innovative sociolinguistic
scalar perspectives in classrooms 3. Rebel Becomings: Queer(y)ing school
spaces with young people 4. Teaching Gender: Narrative Inquiries into
Teachers' Practical Knowledge for Gender Equality and Social Justice 5.
Sexuality Diversity at the Early Childhood Education Level: What can we
learn from sexology? Queer youth and school experiences 6. Victimisation
Experiences in School and Perceived Teacher support of Same-Sex Attracted
High School Students 7. Young women's experiences of homophobia in UK
schools 8. Homophobic Violence against LGBTQ+ Youth in a Chilean School 9.
Gender, Culture and Sexuality: Young People's Conceptualization of 'Queer'
in South Africa 10. Gay Teenage Boys' Experiences and Usages of the Media
in Spain: Educational Implications Parents 11. Parent Perceptions of
GSD-related Content Inclusions in School Education: Voices from Australia
Conclusion: Transformative Possibilities