Out in Academia: The Queer Politics of One Geographer's Sexualisation.

Knopp, Lawrence

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ERIC Number: EJ588710

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Out in Academia: The Queer Politics of One Geographer's Sexualisation.

Knopp, Lawrence

Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v23 n1 p116-23 Mar 1999

Describes and interprets personal experiences as an "out" gay male academic who addresses issues of sexualization in his work. Discusses events that have impacted on curricula, on student and collegial relations, and on practices and cultures of university settings. Concludes that sexualization in academia is a contradictory process. (DSK)

Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Disclosure, Educational Environment, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Homosexuality, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Sexuality, Teaching Experience

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: For related articles see SO 531 315-319. Part of a symposium of articles on "Teaching Sexualities in Geography." See other articles in this journal issue.