ERIC Number: EJ1221883
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0951-8398
EISSN: N/A
Foregrounding Intersectionality in Rural Youth's Schooling Experiences in China: A Queer Re-Reading
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v32 n7 p947-961 2019
This article uses a queer lens in an intersectional analysis of students' schooling experiences in rural China. I argue that a queer perspective has been largely neglected and issues related to sexuality have not been carefully investigated in Chinese educational contexts. Drawing on queer theory and an intersectional framework, I re-interpret one of my earlier qualitative studies 'queerly' and examine the different ways that the discourses of sexuality and gender shape rural Chinese students' schooling lives. Findings reveal that these discourses marginalize both effeminate boys who demonstrate 'too little' masculinity and male 'troublemakers' who perform 'too much' masculinity. This queer route of rereading also disrupts other constructions of normalcy associated with class- and place-based identities, such as students' 'half-rural identity.' The analysis shows the importance of foregrounding the intersectional dimensions of inequalities and embracing a queer theoretical framework in understanding rural education in China.
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Educational Experience, Rural Education, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Discourse Analysis, Sexual Identity, Gender Differences, Disadvantaged, Masculinity, Correlation, Social Class, Self Concept, Social Differences, Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Graduate Study, Student Behavior
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: China
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A