Abstract
This article offers a positive review of Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality, a readable and refreshing account of the ambiguities and possibilities relating to gender and sexuality in education today. The review argues that, with a focus on public school experiences, this collection of vignettes, lessons, and critical essays, amounts to a resource that is of great value to teachers, preservice teachers, teacher educators, and citizens as they navigate the ever-changing winds of gender and sexuality, particularly as they diverge and multiply along categories of race, religion, ethnicity, and class. This book offers hope and excitement for those of us looking for resources and arguments in support of advancing the project of social justice, particularly as it relates to gender and sexual equality, and working to inaugurate a future wherein education is able to thrive as a space for activism.
Recommended Citation
Howlett, C.
(2017).
In Defense of Ambiguity in Education. A Book Review of Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality.
Democracy and Education,
25
(1), Article 15.
Available at:
https://democracyeducationjournal.org/home/vol25/iss1/15
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