Marxism and education beyond identity : sexuality and schooling / Faith Agostinone-Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Agostinone-Wilson, Faith.

Series:

Marxism and education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex--Social aspects--United States.

Sex.

Homosexuality and education--United States.

Homosexuality and education.

Marxian school of sociology.

Sex--Social aspects.

United States.

Marxian school of sociology--United States.

Families--United States.

Families.

Physical Description:

261 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

"In the 1960s, activists and authors applied Marxist analysis to issues of sexuality and the family. Instead of focusing solely on personal identity, these activist scholars argued that sexuality was directly related to economic factors such as labor, health care, and education. This book seeks to revive dialectical materialist interpretations of sexuality, relevant to K-12 settings and society. Issues addressed include: LGBTQ community and history, gender-based harassment and bullying, sexuality and the curriculum, ideological origins of homophobia, theories of the family (conservative, psychoanalytical, anarchist, materialist), critiques of postmodernism, socialist feminism, and activist tactics/strategies for organizing in K-12 settings"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Existing Climate of K-12 Classrooms

Sources of Opposition to Sexuality and LGBT Rights in the Schools

The Family- Psychoanalytical, Anarchist, and Materialist Readings

Identity Politics- Limits of Postmodernism and Queer Theory

The Socialist Feminist Message: Sexuality, Work, and Liberation

Building Effective Educational and Resistance Movements in K-12 Classrooms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230616080

0230616089

OCLC:

369141284