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A Trans Pedagogy of "Refusal": Interrogating Cisgenderism, the Limits of Antinormativity and Trans Necropolitics
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Martino, Wayne; Omercajic, Kenan – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2021
In this paper, we reflect on the ethico-political and epistemological implications of a critical trans pedagogy that takes as its focus the generative stance of "refusal." Our purpose is to identify and explain the significance of key axiomatic principles at the heart of our conception of such a pedagogical endeavour, which entails an…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Sexual Identity, Social Bias, Educational Environment
Teaching about Sexual Minorities and "Princess Boys": A Queer and Trans-Infused Approach to Investigating LGBTQ-Themed Texts in the Elementary School Classroom
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Martino, Wayne; Cumming-Potvin, Wendy – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2016
This paper is based on research that is concerned to provide insight into the pedagogical potential for interrupting heteronormativity and addressing the politics of gender expression/embodiment in the elementary school classroom. It is informed by an engagement with queer and trans theoretical literature that raises questions about restrictive…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Social Bias, Gender Issues, Sexuality
Teaching about Queer Families: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Schooling of Sexualities
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Cumming-Potvin, Wendy; Martino, Wayne – Teaching Education, 2014
In this paper, we investigate primary school teachers' reflections on addressing the topic of same-sex families and relationships in their classrooms. Informed by queer theoretical and Foucauldian analytic approaches, we examine teachers' potential use of texts, such as picture storybooks, which introduce representations of same-sex relationships…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Homosexuality, Family Structure, Family Environment
The Politics of Veiling, Gender and the Muslim Subject: On the Limits and Possibilities of Anti-Racist Education in the Aftermath of September 11
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Martino, Wayne; Rezai-Rashti, Goli M. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2008
This paper draws on feminist, postcolonial and queer analytic frameworks to address the pedagogical significance of veiling and the Muslim subject in the aftermath of September 11. It addresses questions related to the knowledge and analytic frameworks needed to engage pedagogically with a politics of difference vis-a-vis the gendered body and…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Feminism, Social Theories, Social Influences