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The intersectional potential of queer theory: An example from a general education course in English
Author(s) -
Carlin Deborah
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.433
Subject(s) - queer theory , queer , human sexuality , sociology , course (navigation) , general education , intersectionality , pedagogy , gender studies , mathematics education , psychology , physics , astronomy
The author describes how a pedagogical approach utilizing insights and principles from queer theory facilitated an intersectional analysis in a large lecture, general education course on “Gender, Sexuality, Literature and Culture” at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.