Us Public Schools and the Politics of Queer Erasure

Informationen zum Autor Jason P. Murphy, Rutgers University, USA Klappentext This book presents a history of queer erasure in the US public school system, from the 1920s up until today. By focusing on specific events as well as the context in which they occurred, Lugg presents a way forward in improving school policies for both queer youth and queer adults.This book presents a history of queer erasure in the US public school system, from the 1920s up until today. By focusing on specific events as well as the context in which they occurred, Lugg presents a way forward in improving school policies for both queer youth and queer adults. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Before APA 2. Liberation and Re-Stigmatization 3. The Turbulent 1990s and 2000s 4. Coming out into a Hostile World: The Politics of Adult Queer Visibility and Power 5. Does it get Better? The On-Going Political War against Queer Youth 6. Life after Obergefell: Will Queers finally become Visible within Public Schools?

List of contents

1. Before APA 2. Liberation and Re-Stigmatization 3. The Turbulent 1990s and 2000s 4. Coming out into a Hostile World: The Politics of Adult Queer Visibility and Power 5. Does it get Better? The On-Going Political War against Queer Youth 6. Life after Obergefell: Will Queers finally become Visible within Public Schools?

Product details

• Authors: C Lugg, C. Lugg, Catherine A. Lugg, Catherine A. Moten Lugg, Abdul Rashid Moten
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781137535252
• ISBN: 978-1-137-53525-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education; Cultural and Social Foundation; The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education; Cultural and Social Foundation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Women's and gender studies; C, Gender Studies, Education, Sociology, Europe, European Politics, Politics & government, History of Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Organization and Leadership, Gender studies, gender groups, Education and state, Central / national / federal government policies, Education Policy, School management and organization, Educational administration & organization, School administration, Education—History, Europe—Politics and government, Gender and Education, Gender identity in education