Interrupting Hate Homophobia in Schools and What Literacy Can Do about It

Name: Interrupting Hate Homophobia in Schools and What Literacy Can Do about It
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ISBN: 9780807752739

ISBN-10: 0807752738

ISBN-13: 9780807752739

Edition: 2012

Authors: Mollie V. Blackburn, David Schaafsma

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This timely and important book focuses on the problems of heterosexism and homophobia in schools and explores how these forms of oppression impact LGBTQQ youth, as well as all young people. The author shows how concerned teachers can engage students in literacy practices both in and out of school to develop positive learning environments. The featured vignettes focus on fostering student agency, promoting student activism, and nurturing student allies. With a unique combination of adolescent literacy and teacher action projects, this book offers a valuable model for educators interested in creating safe learning communities for all students.

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 11/30/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments



The Problem



The Problem of Homophobia in Schools and What Literacy Has to Do with It


The Big Picture


LGBTQQ Youth Speak Out


Not Just LGBTQQ Youth


Impact on LGBTQQ Students' Academic Achievement


Reading LGBTQ-Themed Texts in School


In and Out of Schools


Reading and Writing Words and Worlds


Practitioner Applications: Interrupt Hate



Lgbtqq Youth as Agents and Activists



Developing Agency in Queer Friendly Contexts


Literacy Performances


Not School


Rejecting School


Imagining School


Mimicking School


Schoolishness of Literacy Performances


Practitioner Applications: Foster Student Agency



Preparing for and Asserting Agency in Schools


Individual Action


Collective Action


Practitioner Applications: Promote Student Activism



Students and Teachers as Allies



Be(com)ing Student Allies


Becoming Allies Through Reading


Being Allies


Being Allies by Always Becoming Allies


Having What It Takes


Practitioner Applications: Nurture Student Allies



Be(com)ing Teacher Allies


Challenges and Risks of Self-Identification


Education Through Discussion, Resources, and Inquiry


Recognizing and Reacting to Homophobia in Schools


Gay-Straight Alliances


Curriculum and Pedagogy


Policy and Politics


Educating Others


Allies Among Allies


Practitioner Applications: Be(come) an Ally


Epilogue


Notes


References


Index


About the Author