School's out : gay and lesbian teachers in the classroom /

School's out : gay and lesbian teachers in the classroom /

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Author / Creator:	Connell, Catherine, 1980- author.
Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015] ©2015
Description:	xiv, 253 pages ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Homosexuality and education. Sexual minorities -- Education. Gender identity. Gender identity. Homosexuality and education. Sexual minorities -- Education.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10116875

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ISBN:	9780520278226 0520278224 9780520278233 0520278232 9780520959804 0520959809
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"How do gay and lesbian teachers grapple with their professional and sexual identities at work, given that these identities are constructed as mutually exclusive, even indeed as mutually opposed? Using rich interview and ethnographic materials from Texas and California, School's Out explores how teachers struggle to create a classroom persona that balances who they are and what's expected of them in a climate of pervasive homophobia. Catherine Connell takes readers into the private and professional lives of gay and lesbian educators, along the way developing the innovative concept of racialized homophobia, which thwarts challenges to sexual injustices in schools. She also uses her own experiences as one point of intersection with the ideas in this volume. Connell's exploration of the tension between the rhetoric of gay pride and the professional ethic of discretion insightfully connects and considers other complicating factors, from local law and politics to race and gender privilege. With a sense of ethnographic verve and an engaging authorial presence, School's Out is essential reading for specialists and students of queer studies, gender studies, and educational politics."--Provided by publisher.

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Summary:	How do gay and lesbian teachers negotiate their professional and sexual identities at work, given that these identities are constructed as mutually exclusive, even as mutually opposed? Using interviews and other ethnographic materials from Texas and California, School's Out explores how teachers struggle to create a classroom persona that balances who they are and what's expected of them in a climate of pervasive homophobia. Catherine Connell's examination of the tension between the rhetoric of gay pride and the professional ethic of discretion insightfully connects and considers complicating factors, from local law and politics to gender privilege. She also describes how racialized discourses of homophobia thwart challenges to sexual injustices in schools. Written with ethnographic verve, School's Out is essential reading for specialists and students of queer studies, gender studies, and educational politics.
Physical Description:	xiv, 253 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780520278226 0520278224 9780520278233 0520278232 9780520959804 0520959809