Imagining the homonormative: Performative subversion in education for social justice

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-35

  Atkinson, Elizabeth ^a   Depalma, Renee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heteronormativity; Homophobia; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149062673     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690701737333     Document Type: Article

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