Agency and abjection in the closet: the voices (and silences) of black queer male teachers

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 741-765

  Brockenbrough, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

black queer male teachers; the closet; urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865059956     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2011.590157     Document Type: Article

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