Language, Sexuality and Education
Published on 26. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
218 pages
978-1-107-56570-8 (ISBN)
Description
Presenting a range of data obtained from secondary schools in the UK and US, this path-breaking book explores the role played by language in constructing sexual identities. Analysing the often complex ways in which homophobia, heterosexism and heteronormativity are enacted within school contexts, it shows that by analysing language, we can discover much about how educators and students experience sexual diversity in their schools, how sexual identities are constructed through language, and how different statuses are ascribed to different sexual identities.
Reviews / Votes
'An outstanding piece of scholarship. Her meticulous, queer linguistically informed analyses of communicative practices in educational contexts reveal graphically that sexuality-related discrimination and invisibility still form harmful discourses that systematically affect learners and learning in negative ways. A seminal text for queer applied linguistics and an important addition to the field of language and sexuality studies.' Heiko Motschenbacher, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, BergenMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
14 b/w illus. 34 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
323 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-56570-8 (9781107565708)
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Helen Sauntson
Language, Sexuality and Education
Book
03/2018
Cambridge University Press
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Person
Helen Sauntson is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at York St John University. Her books include New Perspectives on Language and Sexual Identity (2007), Approaches to Gender and Spoken Classroom Discourse (2012), and Global Perspectives and Key Debates in Sex and Relationships Education (2016).
Content
Introduction; 1. Confronting the context; 2. Researching language and sexuality in educational settings; 3. Using sociolinguistic frameworks to explore the school experiences of LGBT+ Yyouth; 4. Educators' perspectives on language and sexual diversity in schools; 5. Exploring ideologies of sexuality in curriculum documents; 6. SRE classroom interaction analysis and the construction of sexual identities; Closing remarks; References; Index.