ERIC Number: EJ1015206
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0258-2236
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Queering Transformation in Higher Education
Msibi, Thabo
Perspectives in Education, v31 n2 p65-73 Jun 2013
Transformation in higher education has tended to focus on race and sex, at the expense of other forms of discrimination. This article addresses the silencing of "queer" issues in higher education. Using queer theory as a framework, and drawing on current literature, popular media reports, two personal critical incidents and a project addressing homophobia in educational institutions, I explore the concerning nature and pervasiveness of homophobia in South African higher education institutions and argue for the adoption of a queer approach towards transformation. Such an approach prioritises the intersectionality and multiplicity of social identities and foregrounds queer issues in South African higher education institutions, including the challenging of homophobia and its manifestations. (Contains 2 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Theories, Homosexuality, Social Bias, Social Attitudes, Mass Media, Popular Culture, College Environment, Foreign Countries, Transformative Learning, Sexual Identity, Identification (Psychology), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Consciousness Raising, Sexual Orientation, Change Strategies
Perspectives in Education. Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa. Fax: +27-51-401-7044; e-mail: pie@ufs.ac.za; Web site: http://search.sabinet.co.za/pie
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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