Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Connell, Catherine, 1980-

Publication

• Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
• ©2015

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Details

Alternative Title

Gay and lesbian teachers in the classroom

Subject

• Homosexuality and education
• Sexual minorities > Education
• Gender identity

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-248) and index.

Local note

• AUTH: BOSTON UNIV. REV. DISS. ON HOW TEACHERS CONTEND W/ TENSION BTWN PRIDE & PROFESSIONALISM.

Contents

Pride and professionalism : the dilemmas of gay and lesbian teachers -- "Like a fox guarding the henhouse" : the history of LGBTs in the teaching profession -- Splitters, knitters, and quitters : pathways to identity making -- Dangerous disclosures : the legal, cultural, and embodied considerations of coming out -- "A bizarre or flamboyant character" : homonormativity in the classroom -- Racialized discourses of homophobia : using race to predict and discredit discrimination -- From gay-friendly to queer-friendly : new possibilities for schools -- Appendices: Methodology ; Interview schedule for teachers.

Call Number

JFD 19-439

ISBN

• 9780520278226
• 0520278224
• 9780520278233
• 0520278232

LCCN

2014014443

OCLC

879552981

Author

Connell, Catherine, 1980- author.

Title

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

Publisher

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]

Copyright Date

©2015

Description

xiv, 253 pages ; 22 cm

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-248) 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.

Local Note

AUTH: BOSTON UNIV. REV. DISS. ON HOW TEACHERS CONTEND W/ TENSION BTWN PRIDE & PROFESSIONALISM.

Research Call Number

JFD 19-439