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Allen, Louisa – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2020
'How can we apprehend homophobia "as more" than we currently know?' This paper attempts a conceptual intervention to rethink current approaches to homophobia in schools. It draws on ideas from feminist philosopher Todd around attention and openness to uncertainty. It also employs queer theoretical notions of subjectless antihomophobia…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Social Bias, Intervention, Feminism
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Rasmussen, Mary Lou; Allen, Louisa – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2014
In a discussion of Deleuze's theorization of concepts, Todd May asks "what can a concept do with that which cannot be identified?" Or to put it another way, May writes--"A concept is a way of addressing the difference that lies beneath the identities we experience." This is not to say that identities, concepts, and experiences…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Feminism, Social Science Research, Social Attitudes
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Allen, Louisa – Gender and Education, 2013
This paper revisits the missing discourse of female desire [Fine, M. 1988. Sexuality, schooling and adolescent females: The missing discourse of desire. "Harvard Educational Review" 58, no. 1: 29-53] in secondary schools. Instead of echoing previous studies that have documented how female desire is missing, this research starts from the…
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Sexuality, Adolescents, Females