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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255149903321

Autore

Lugg Catherine A. <1963->

Titolo

US public schools and the politics of queer erasure / / Catherine A. Lugg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-53526-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 p.)

Collana

The cultural and social foundations of education

Palgrave pivot

Classificazione

EDU016000EDU034000POL003000SOC032000

Disciplina

370.86/64

Soggetti

Gender identity in education

School management and organization

School administration

Education—History

Europe—Politics and government

Education and state

Sociology

Gender and Education

Administration, Organization and Leadership

History of Education

European Politics

Education Policy

Gender Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- 1.Before APA2.Liberation and Re-Stigmatization3.The Turbulent 1990s and 2000s4.Coming out into a Hostile World: The Politics of Adult Queer Visibility and Power5.Does it get Better? The On-Going Political War against Queer Youth6.Life after Obergefell: Will Queers finally become Visible within Public Schools?.

Sommario/riassunto

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.