Tomboys and other gender heroes
Subtitle: confessions from the classroom
By: Karleen Pendleton Jiménez
Series: Gender and sexualities in education -- Vol. 7; Gender and sexualities in education -- v. 7.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781433126956; 9781433126949
Subjects: Homosexuality and education; Gender identity in education
Description: Have you ever been told that you're too girlish or too boyish? We are all potential targets of the gender police, some more so than others. And how did you respond? Did you hide or change or rebel or hurt or gleefully celebrate your style? Tomboys and Other Gender Heroes is a study that brings together gender stories from approximately 600 children and youth. Set in both urban and rural contexts, these young people show how their schools and communities respond to their bodies, passions, and imaginations. As one 13-year-old student expresses, "My flowered jeans make me feel happy because they represent the sort of feminine side to me and at the same time show my masculine side. They also make me feel like I'm a part of a large force that stands up to bullying and criticism, to express themselves and to show the world that our lives have meaning." In this book, student writings are framed by teaching strategies and gender theory, featuring themes of sports, film, media, landscape, joyfulness, and gender creativity. The research will be of great interest to university students in the fields of education, gender, sexuality and women's studies, sociology, social work, psychology, counseling, and child development. This book is ideal for teachers, professors, parents, and community members who hope to create accepting environments for gender diversity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-158), filmography (page 158) and index.
Table of contents: title: "Because of the Stuff I Love" : An Introduction to Gender, Place, and Teaching; title: Off The Script : A Study of Techniques for Uncovering Gender-Bending Truths in the Classroom; title: The Making of a Queer Latina Cartoon : Pedagogies of Border, Body and Home; title: "I love Barbies, I am a Boy" : Gender Happiness for Social Justice Education; title: "When I Play Soccer, I Feel Free, I Feel as if No One Can Harm Me" : Gender Justice and Sports; title: Manhunt, Joan Jett, & The Bieber : Media and Gender Transgression in Rural Schools; title: "I Will Whip My Hair" and "Hold My Bow" : Gender Creativity in Rural Ontario; title: Creating a Gendered Landscape : Recommendations for Practice.