Fight for Your Right: Censorship, Selection, and LGBTQ Literature

Autor/inn/en	Curwood, Jen Scott; Schliesman, Megan; Horning, Kathleen T.
Titel	Fight for Your Right: Censorship, Selection, and LGBTQ Literature
Quelle	In: English Journal, 98 (2009) 4, S.37-43 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-8274
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Literature; Homosexuality; Novels; Reading Materials; Teaching Methods; Teacher Attitudes; School Districts; Educational Policy; Middle School Students; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Homosexualität; Novel; Roman; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; School district; Schulbezirk; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin
Abstract	In this article, three authors collaborate in a powerful defense of teaching LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) literature for the good of all students. Curwood, one of three authors, discusses how one of the key ways that schools condone homophobia is by failing to include LGBTQ literature in the curriculum. Schliesman discusses that barriers to teaching LGBTQ literature in the classroom may be internal, with a teacher's response to the topic and books, and external, extending to circles of influence that are both real and perceived. She writes that navigating these barriers requires honesty, courage, and fortitude. She contends that knowing what teacher's district policy states puts them in a much stronger position for defending their choices. Lastly, Horning provides a list of recommended LGBTQ young adult novels for middle school and high school classrooms. (Contains 2 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10