Description: This timely and important book focuses on the problems of heterosexism and homophobia in schools and explores how these forms of oppression impact LGBTQ youth, as well as all young people. The author shows how concerned teachers can engage students in literacy practices both in and out of school to develop positive learning environments. The featured vignettes focus on fostering student agency, promoting student activism, and nurturing student allies. With a unique combination of adolescent literacy and teacher action projects, this book offers a valuable model for educators interested in creating safe learning communities for all students.Book Features:Inspiring examples of literacy educators joining with students to find solutions to the problem of homophobia in their schools.Action recommendations based on a wide range of research representing diversity in terms of age, race, class, gender, and sexuality.“Practitioner Applications” in each chapter to help readers apply what they have read to their classrooms.
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Book Title: Interrupting Hate: Homophobia in Schools and What Literacy Can Do
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Publication Name: Interrupting Hate : Homophobia in Schools and What Literacy Can Do about It
Language: English
Publisher: Teacher's College Press
Item Height: 0.2 in
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Violence & Harassment, Literacy
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
Author: Mollie V. Blackburn
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
