New Book on Gender positioning in discourse

[Harold Casta ñeda-Peña]

Dear All,
A new book for your information.
Best,
Harold


Castañeda-Peña, H. 2009. Masculinities and feminities go to preschool: 
Gender positioning in discourse. Bogotá: Editorial Pontificia Universidad 
Javeriana

Available at 
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From the back cover

This original application of Feminist Post-Structuralist Discourse 
Analysis (FPDA) to the field of learning English as a foreign language 
reveals how the construction of masculine and feminine identities is 
both multi faceted and multi dimensional. Through a detailed analysis, 
Dr Castañeda-Peña´s work provides evidence of how gender issues 
played out on a daily basis affect young children’s access to language 
acquisition. We would recommend this innovative and exciting work to 
school teachers, policy makers, researchers, school inspector, Governing 
bodies and teacher educators and students in universities.
Professor Rosalyn George
Dr Charmian Kenner
Department of Educational Studies
Goldsmiths, University of London

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PROLOGUE OR THE STORY THAT BROUGHT ME TO WRITE ABOUT 
MASCULINITIES AND FEMININITIES IN PRESCHOOL EFL SETTINGS

1. MASCULINITIES AND FEMININITIES GO TO PRESCHOOL
Introduction
Gender as “discourses of multiplicity”
Positioning gender in discourse
Feminist Poststructuralist Discourse Analysis (FPDA)
The Goldmedal Kindergarten: An epistemological site

2. GIRL-TEACHERS AND BOY-TEACHERS
Introduction
Microanalysis (Denotative level)
FPDA commentary (Connotative level)
Teacher-like behavior
Stealing the show
A burden
Gendered teacher-like identities and EFL learning
Resisting female power
Conclusion

3. BOUNDED/UNBOUNDED MASCULINITIES AND FEMININITIES
Introduction
Microanalysis (Denotative level)
FPDA commentary (Connotative level)
Action man and Little strawberry
Proto-violent boy and Little seductress
Fighting girls and Fighting boys
Well… coming first, coming second and coming third
If you’re happy and you know it, shout hurray!
Everybody stand up and dance
Woman! When you grow up, you will have a kitchen!
Gendered discourses and EFL learning
Conclusion

4. GIRL’S AND BOY’S TALK AROUND GENDERED TEXT/CONTENT
Introduction
Microanalysis (Denotative level)
PDA commentary (Connotative level)
Elephants give birth like humans give birth
Boys wear underpants!
The doctor’s got wicked eyes!
Yes! Because it’s wearing a ribbon!
Teacher talk/student talk around gendered text/content and EFL learning
Conclusion

5. FEMININITIES AND MASCULINITIES IN PRESCHOOL EFL EDUCATION: 
SOME IMPLICATIONS

Introduction
Gendered teacher-like identities and EFL learning
Gendered discourses and EFL learning
Talk about around gendered text / content and EFL learning
Positioning masculinities and femininities in preschool EFL education
Conclusion

References

Appendices