Review of "Mapping Queer Space(s) of Praxis and Pedagogy," edited by Elizabeth McNeil, James E. Wermers, and Joshua O. Lunn (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)

In this edited collection, Elizabeth McNeil, James E. Wermers, and Joshua O. Lunn draw together cutting-edge thinkers on queer pedagogy and queer activist praxis in an effort to dismantle the historical underpinnings of education as a tool of oppression. As an alternative to normative education, the...

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Main Author: Nick Marsellas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cultural Studies Association 2019-01-01
Series:Lateral
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.25158/L8.1.14
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Summary:In this edited collection, Elizabeth McNeil, James E. Wermers, and Joshua O. Lunn draw together cutting-edge thinkers on queer pedagogy and queer activist praxis in an effort to dismantle the historical underpinnings of education as a tool of oppression. As an alternative to normative education, the editor offer up queer pedagogy as a methodology for "challenging accepted hierarchies, binaries, and hegemonies that have long dominated pedagogy and praxis" (5). The collection features the queering of traditionally normative classroom and academic spaces alongside queer approaches towards less commonly acknowledged sites of learning, such as social media websites, community advocacy meetings, and prisons.
ISSN:2469-4053