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March 29, 2017
Acting Out! Combating Homophobia Through Teacher Activism
- Author
- Blackburn, Mollie; Caroline T. Clark; Lauren M. Kenney; and Jill M. Smith, eds.
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press, New York
- ISBN
- 9780807750315
- Table of Contents
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Foreword
Acknowledgments
ch. 1 Teacher/Activists Who Became Pink TIGers: An Introduction (Mollie V. Blackburn, Caroline T. Clark, Lauren M. Kenney, Jill M. Smith)
ch. 2 Learning About Heterosexism as a Teacher Educator: The Resistant Student as Catalyst for Change (Jeane F. Copenhaver-Johnson)
ch. 3 Inquiring into Ally Work in Teacher Education: The Possibilities and Limitations of Textual Practice (Caroline T. Clark)
ch. 4 Being Out and Reading Queer-Inclusive Texts in a High School English Classroom (Lauren M. Kenney)
ch. 5 Risk and Threat in Critical Inquiry: Vacancies, Violations, and Vacuums (Jason Gonzales)
ch. 6 Activist Work as Entry- Year Teachers: What We've Learned (Ryan Schey, Ariel Uppstrom)
ch. 7 Facilitating Visibility of LGBTQ Issues in Public Schools: Teacher Resistance and Teachable Moments (Mindy Hall)
ch. 8 Overcoming an Identity of Privilege to Support LGBTQ Inclusivity in School (Jill M. Smith)
ch. 9 Choosing to Stay "In" and the Significance of Race for Lesbian Teachers in Urban Classrooms (Anette Melvin)
ch. 10 Learning to B/Se(e) an Activist Community: The Importance of Differences in Working for Change (Mollie V. Blackburn)
ch. 11 Acting Out! So What? (Caroline T. Clark, Mollie V. Blackburn, Lauren M. Kenney, Jill M. Smith)
Annotated Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index
In this volume, teachers from urban, suburban, and rural districts join together in a teacher inquiry group to challenge homophobia and heterosexism in schools and classrooms. To create safe learning environments for all students they address key topics. (From the Publisher)