ABSTRACT
Offering diverse and wide-ranging perspectives on gender, sexualities, and literacies, this volume examines the intersection of these topics from preschool to adulthood. With a focus on current events, race, and the complex role of identity, this text starts with an overview of the current research on gender and sexualities in literacies and interrogates them from a range of multimodal contexts. Not restricted to any gender identity or age group, these chapters provide a much-needed and original update to the ways representations and performances of gender and sexualities through literacy practices are viewed in educational and sociocultural contexts. Scholars share their insights and transformative visions that respect and embrace difference while creating space for new and deeper understandings of contemporary issues.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|38 pages
Gender, Sexualities, and Early Childhood Literacies
chapter 2|12 pages
Preschool-Aged Children’s Gender Identity Development
part II|37 pages
Gender, Sexualities, and Childhood Literacies
chapter 5|12 pages
Gender in the Making
part III|90 pages
Gender, Sexualities, and Adolescent Literacies
chapter 7|14 pages
“Holy Gendered Resource, Batman!”
chapter 8|12 pages
“This Is Why We Talk About Race and Sexuality, Too”
chapter 10|11 pages
“Outside Voices”
chapter 11|13 pages
Embedding the Complexities of Gender Identity Through a Pedagogy of Refusal
chapter 12|14 pages
Breaking Gender Expectations
part IV|53 pages
Gender, Sexualities, and Adult Literacies