Gendered and sexed geographies of/in a graduate classroom

Catherine J. Nash

doi:10.5565/rev/dag.863

Geografies generitzades i sexuades de/en una classe de grau

Autors/ores

Catherine J. Nash Brock University. Department of Geography

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Resum

Fa vint anys que les geògrafes feministes i radicals vam alentar membres de la disciplina a introduir críticament qüestions de gènere i sexualitat en la recerca, la vida acadèmica i la classe. Les classes, com a espais geogràfics, estan determinades pel gènere, la classe social i el sexe en formes particulars dins les relacions de poder. A través de la pedagogia feminista contemporània en geografia, faig una reflexió crítica d’una situació inesperada que va sorgir en un curs sobre temes de justícia social en una universitat nord-americana. En els treballs de curs, els comentaris de l’alumnat reflectien unes expectatives generitzades i sexualitzades particulars que sorgien, en part, del tipus de classe i del contingut del curs. En aquest article, hi examino com les meves experiències en aquest curs il·lustren que els intents de generitzar, sexualitzar i «alternativitzar» la classe de geografia han topat amb èxits i contratemps que reflecteixen unes circumstàncies històriques i de context particulars.

Paraules clau

feminisme, pedagogia, teoria queer (sexualitats alternatives), LGBTQ (Lesbiana, Gai, Bisexual, Transsexual, Queer), geografia feminista, sexualitat

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