Troubling Education: Queer Activism and Antioppressive Pedagogy

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Author: Kevin Kumashiro

ISBN-10: 0415933129

ISBN-13: 9780415933124

Category: Education - Philosophy & Social Aspects

Making our classrooms more inclusive has been a crucial but complex task for educators today. While several books have discussed the need for anti-oppressive school environments, few have addressed actual research for teachers to turn to as resources for classroom practice. Kevin Kumashiro draws on interviews with queer activists as a starting point for discussion of different models of reading and challenging oppression. It is through these personal stories that Kumashiro's complex theory...

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Few books have addressed research for teachers to turn to as a resource for classroom practice but here Kumashiro draws on interviews with gay activists as a starting point for discussion of models of reading and challenging oppression.

AcknowledgmentsPermissionsCh. 1Introduction1Ch. 2Theories and Practices of Antioppressive Education31Ch. 3Readings and Rereadings of Identity, Culture and Oppression77Ch. 4Addressing Resistance through Queer Activism137Ch. 5Conclusions199References205About the Author219Index221