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Re-doing teacher education: joyful differences? Australian queer teacher educators and social justice education

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Abstract

This chapter explores the pleasures and pains experienced by queer teacher educators in a small-scale study focussed upon the affective dimensions of teaching in and around diversity, difference, inclusion and social justice as a teacher educator who embodies such qualities. I consider how the possibilities for finding spaces to teach within, for and about social justice—for ‘doing teacher education differently’—are being increasingly squeezed in Australia by prescriptive teaching standards reducing teaching to technocratic skills. I draw from data expressing joy at being on the margins and examine joyfulness as a generative pedagogical space using Berlant’s ‘cruel optimism’ concept.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUplifting Gender and Sexuality Education Research
EditorsTiffany Jones, Leanne Coll, Lisa van Leent, Yvette Taylor
Place of PublicationCham Switzerland
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Chapter7
Pages141-155
Number of pages15
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9783030242053
ISBN (Print)9783030242046
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in Gender and Education
ISSN (Print)2524-6445
ISSN (Electronic)2524-6453

Keywords

  • Queer
  • Teacher education
  • Affect
  • Professional standards

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