Gender and sexuality: the discursive limits of 'equality' in higher education

Morrish, L and Sauntson, H, 2010. Gender and sexuality: the discursive limits of 'equality' in higher education. Learning and Teaching: the International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences (LATISS), 3 (2), pp. 1-18. ISSN 1755-2281

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Abstract

This special issue sets out to investigate a number of areas of concern, regarding gender and sexuality, which are identifiable in the current British higher education environment. We argue that current dominant 'neoliberal' discourses, which emphasise the commodification of higher education in the UK, function to set limits upon 'equality'. While these discourses often suggest a widening of opportunities within higher education, with an emphasis upon unlimited individual freedom and choice, the lived experience can be rather different for women and sexual minorities. This issue explores the impact such discourses are having upon gender and sexuality identities and practices in the academy.

Item Type:	Journal article
Description:	This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Learning and Teaching: the International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences (LATISS). The definitive publisher-authenticated version: MORRISH, L. and SAUNTSON, H., 2010. Gender and sexuality: the discursive limits of 'equality' in higher education. Learning and Teaching: the International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences (LATISS), 3 (2), pp. 1-18, is available online at: http://berghahn.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/berghahn/latiss/2010/00000003/00000002,
Publication Title:	Learning and Teaching: the International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences (LATISS)
Creators:	Morrish, L. and Sauntson, H.
Publisher:	Berghahn Books
Date:	2010
Volume:	3
Number:	2
ISSN:	1755-2281
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.3167/latiss.2010.030201 DOI
Rights:	Copyright © 2010 Berghahn Books.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Arts and Humanities
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 11:17
Last Modified:	23 Aug 2016 09:14
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25547

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