Queer and Trans Perspectives on Teaching LGBT-themed Texts in... - 9781138565036

Taylor & Francis

Queer and Trans Perspectives on Teaching LGBT-themed Texts in SchoolsAuthor(s): Mollie V. Blackburn, Caroline T. Clark, Wayne J. Martino\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138565036, 978-1138565036\nSynopsis\nThis book focuses on queering texts with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT) themes in collaboration with students - young to young adult and their teachers - both pre- and in- service. It strives to generate knowledge and deeper understandings of the pedagogical implications for working with LGBT-themed texts in classrooms across grade levels.\n\nThe contributions in this book offer explicit implications for pedagogical practice, considering literature for children and young adults, and work in elementary school, high school, and university classrooms and schools. They give insights on exploring how queer and trans theories might inform the teaching and learning of English language arts with gr.