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Constructing Sexualities and Gendered Bodies in School Spaces
Jon Ingvar Kjaran
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Description for Constructing Sexualities and Gendered Bodies in School Spaces
Hardback. Series: Queer Studies and Education. Num Pages: 243 pages, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNC; JFSJ; JFSK; JHMC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 467.
This book sheds light on how sexuality and gender intersect in producing heteronormativity within the school system in Iceland. In spite of recent support for progressive policies regarding sexual and gender equality in the country, there remains a discrepancy between policy and practice with respect to LGBTQ rights and attitudes within the school system. This book draws on ethnographic data and interviews with LGBTQ students in high schools across the country and reveals that, although Nordic countries are sometimes portrayed as queer utopias, the school system in Iceland has a long road ahead in making schools more inclusive for all ... Read more
This book sheds light on how sexuality and gender intersect in producing heteronormativity within the school system in Iceland. In spite of recent support for progressive policies regarding sexual and gender equality in the country, there remains a discrepancy between policy and practice with respect to LGBTQ rights and attitudes within the school system. This book draws on ethnographic data and interviews with LGBTQ students in high schools across the country and reveals that, although Nordic countries are sometimes portrayed as queer utopias, the school system in Iceland has a long road ahead in making schools more inclusive for all ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Series
Queer Studies and Education
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137533326
SKU
V9781137533326
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Ref
99-15
About Jon Ingvar Kjaran
Jón Ingvar Kjaran is Assistant Professor of Sociology of Education, Gender and Sexuality at the University of Iceland. He is also a fellow at UNU-GEST (United Nations University on Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme). Kjaran has published several articles in various International Journals on gender equality, LGBTQ issues, and sexuality.
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