Queering the English Language Classroom - A Practical Guide for Teachers - Joshua M. Paiz

Queering the English Language Classroom - A Practical Guide for Teachers - Joshua M. Paiz

Troubling Normative Classroom Spaces

Queering the English Language Classroom - A Practical Guide for Teachers - Joshua M. Paiz

Joshua M. Paiz [+-]
George Washington University
Joshua M. Paiz is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the English for Academic Purposes Program at George Washington University.

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This chapter highlights how using a queer inquiry-based pedagogy troubles normative spaces and the identity options that they create for students. It begins by revisiting some of the significant issues created by heteronormative classrooms. It then outlines ways that the educator can model the troubling of and resistance to those normative discourses. It focuses on developing LGBTQ+-inclusive lesson plans and assignments, favoring the localize approach favored by Robert O’Mochaim. This approach advocates for embedding efforts to queer the language classroom in the local context, as it this provides students with a more accessible route into engagement with LGBTQ+ topics.

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Paiz, Joshua. Troubling Normative Classroom Spaces. Queering the English Language Classroom - A Practical Guide for Teachers. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 59-81 Oct 2020. ISBN 9781781797945. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=36311. Date accessed: 13 Dec 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.36311. Oct 2020

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