Freaks and Queers in the Study of Religion

What does is mean to be a freak - a chimera - in the study of religion? What does it mean to be queer? This paper explores the effects of freakishness and queerness on hiring practices and academic success, arguing that those scholars who embody such forms of Otherness are particularly vulnerable to...

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Auteur principal: Wilcox, Melissa M. 1972- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2010
Dans: Bulletin for the study of religion
Année: 2010, Volume: 39, Numéro: 4
Sujets non-standardisés:B Pedagogy
B Sexuality
B Religion
B queer studies
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Résumé:What does is mean to be a freak - a chimera - in the study of religion? What does it mean to be queer? This paper explores the effects of freakishness and queerness on hiring practices and academic success, arguing that those scholars who embody such forms of Otherness are particularly vulnerable to the insidious complaint of "lack of fit." The second half of the article considers the role of "freakish" and "queer" religions in the classroom, asking what value such religions can have for teaching and what role social justice plays in the pedagogy surrounding the teaching of (and by) freaks and queers.
ISSN:2041-1871
Contient:Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/bsor.v39i4.002