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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Homophobic
Discourses in Education</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Panel at
Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference, American University,
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/><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City> <st1:State
w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>, February 12-14th 2010. (For more
information about the conference visit <A
href="http://www1.american.edu/cas/anthro/lavenderlanguages/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">http://www1.american.edu/cas/anthro/lavenderlanguages/</SPAN></A>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Following the publication of the Stonewall report
(2007) on homophobia in <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region>
schools, there has been a growing recognition both in the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place> and
internationally that homophobia is prevalent in all aspects of schooling, and
that equality and diversity issues around sexuality have not been addressed as
directly as those around other types of discrimination such as racism. This is a
cause of great concern in terms of the mental health of children and young
people who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual, or who are questioning their
sexuality. The aim of this panel is to investigate the specific nature of such
discourses and how they circulate around various aspects of schooling. We
welcome papers which focus on any aspect of schooling (e.g. bullying, curriculum
and teaching, school policies, pupils’ attainment, resources for pupils).
Specific questions which may be considered through the panel
include:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What kinds of homophobic discourses exist in school
environments? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">How are homophobic discourses enacted and
circulated in school environments? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What contexts affect the circulation and
reinforcement of homophobic discourses (e.g. type of school)?
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What, if anything, is being done to challenge
homophobic discourses in schools? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">However, we welcome papers which might address other
questions and issues around homophobia and schooling.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Closing date for submission of abstracts: 31 October
2009<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Abstracts (up to 250 words) and enquiries should be
sent via email to Helen Sauntson (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">University of Birmingham</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>) - <A
href="mailto:h.v.sauntson@bham.ac.uk"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">h.v.sauntson@bham.ac.uk</SPAN></A>.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dr Helen
Sauntson<BR>School of Education<BR>Room 548, Muirhead Tower</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Birmingham</st1:PlaceName></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Edgbaston<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Birmingham</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">B15
2TT</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tel: +44 (0)121 415
8241</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://neoliberalacademy.blogspot.com/">http://neoliberalacademy.blogspot.com/</A></SPAN><SPAN
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