Queer Theory in Education (Studies in Curriculum Theory Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805829210 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 406 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Theoretical studies in curriculum have begun to move into cultural studies--one vibrant and increasingly visible sector of which is queer theory. In his perceptive introduction, the editor outlines queer theory as it is emerging in the field of education, its significance for all scholars and teachers, and its relation to queer theory in literacy theory and more generally, in the humanities.. Queer Theory in Education brings together the most prominent and promising scholars in the field of education--primarily but not exclusively in curriculum--in the first volume on queer theory in education
. Gabrielle Lynch is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick. Gordon Crawford is Professor of Development Politics at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, UK
"I especially liked Luhmann's chapter in which he uses Queer Theory as" according to Luciana Leitão da Silva. I especially liked Luhmann's chapter in which he uses Queer Theory as a way of questioning the traditional view of pedagogy.
It is also very rich and varied - sections of dense theory are tempered with lighter interludes on lesbian visibility in the cinema and HIV poetry.—British Journal of Educational PsychologyPinar has assembled a passionate, challenging and academically stretching collection of essagys that both re-appropriate the term 'queer' and question the whole process of 'normalisation' in education.—British Journal of Educational PsychologyPinar and the contributors to this volume have given us a work of major proportions.Do not assume that queer theory limits its concerns to homophobia and gay and lesbian rights. It does not! Though these constitute major