Full Description
From grassroots campaigns and activism to top-down initiatives for and against curricular reform, this open access book investigates the movement to integrate LGBTQ+ history into high school history courses in the USA. Stacie Brensilver Berman charts the development of the movement from the founding of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and the passing of the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act in California, to the resurgence of conservative thought after the 2016 election. Based on 13 interviews with high school teachers about integrating LGBTQ+ history in their classes, the author reveals the challenges inherent to K-12 curricular reform amid the reluctance of a conservative nation and many of its school systems to consider an alternative vision. The book offers the first detailed portrait of a prophetic minority of educators and activists championing a more inclusive and accurate vision of American history. The book includes a Foreword written by Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of History and Women's Studies at the City University of New York, USA, and Robert Cohen, Professor of Social Studies, Education, at New York University, USA.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
Contents
List of Figures
Preface
Foreword, Blanche Wiesen Cook and Robert Cohen
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Making History: The LGBTQ+ Movement's Evolving Struggle for Acknowledgement and Inclusivity
2. Building a Model: LGBTQ+ History and Higher Education
3. Expanding Awareness: LGBTQ+ Content in Students' Lives
4. Creating Community: LGBTQ+ Content in Social Studies Classes
5. Two Steps Forward: LGBTQ+ History Resources and the Obstacles They Face
6. The FAIR Act: A Legislative Victory for LGBTQ+ History Education
7. Victory Deferred?: Implementing LGBTQ+ Curriculum Laws
8. Compelled to Act: Teachers Who Include LGBTQ+ History
9. Innovations at the Grassroots Level: LGBTQ+ History in High School Classroom Instruction
10. Impact at the Grassroots: Challenges and Rewards in Teaching LGBTQ+ History
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix A: List of Teacher Interviews
Appendix B: List of Activist and Scholar Interviews
Appendix C: Online Resources for Teaching LGBTQ History
Index
