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Intersectionality and Cultural Context in LGBTQ-Inclusive Teaching:
LGBTQ Teaching Incubator – San Antonio 2011 PDW

Saturday, August 13, 2011

4:15PM - 6:15PM

Grand Hyatt (Bonham C)

As the third in a series of LGBTQ teaching PDWs, this year we seek to understand the challenges in the classroom when faced with multiple identities, intersectionality and competing value systems as we address LGBTQ issues. How can we make our classrooms more welcoming to differing perspectives and opinions while addressing sensitive and personal topics based on values and identities?  As in our previous sessions, we expect this to be an interactive session, with panelists bringing concrete examples from their classrooms as well as their own personal experiences.  Please come to learn from others and share your experiences to help make our classrooms more inclusive and less heteronormative and Caucasion-focused.

We will collect information from the stories/cases presented in the session and make the information available on the LGBTQ-Inclusive Teaching group on AoM Connect.

Excited?  We hope so.  Looking forward to seeing you there!  Feel free to contact the organizers: Ron Ophir (ophir@yorku.ca), Roxanne Beard (drroxbeard@yahoo.com), Robyn Berkeley (rberkle@siue.edu) if you have any questions about our exciting session.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Ron, Rox and Robyn

Session information:

Abstract from program:

Addressing LGBTQ (gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/queer) issues in the classroom may often increase discomfort for both students and instructors, especially when faced with competing value and belief systems that are in conflict with equal treatment and acceptance of individuals regardless of their sexual orientation or transgender identity. We will share classroom LGBTQ-inclusive teaching experiences and pedagogies around issues of multiple identity groups (e.g., intersection of religion and sexual orientation), intersectionality, competing value systems, and challenges/differences in inclusive LGBTQ teaching in a range of cultural/national contexts. We focus on bridging value systems to achieve inclusion, with the understanding that exposure to conflicting perspectives in a safe environment is key for learning about diverse ideas in a pluralistic society. Through this exposure, students can learn critical thought and greater acceptance for opposing points of views.

For conversation and information sharing, join the "LGBTQ-Inclusive Teaching" group on AoM Connect.