8th Annual ACQRA Qualitative Lecture with Dr. C.J. Pascoe
The Atlantic Centre for Qualitative Research and Analysis is pleased to present Dr. C.J. Pascoe, keynote speaker for the 8th Annual Qualitative Lecture, entitled, “Bullied: Youth, Gender and Homophobia”.
Dr. Pascoe is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon and author of “Dude, You’re a Fag”. The lecture will focus on the assumptions that drive the discussion about bullying and highlights the important role of gender in these aggressive interactions. This event is free of charge and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Keynote Lecture
Bullied: Youth, Gender and Homophobia
To listen to news reports, it would seem that we are in the midst of a bullying epidemic in which the primary victims are gay kids. Popular accounts frame bullying as something that one, often high status, homophobic kid does to another, often lower status, gay or lesbian young person, often with devastating results. In this talk Dr. C.J. Pascoe will unpack the assumptions that drive the popular discussion about bullying and highlight the important role of gender in these aggressive interactions. Drawing from her book Dude, You’re a Fag, she argues that aggressive homophobic interactions between young men are central to the way they come to think of themselves as masculine. In her lecture Dr. Pascoe suggests ways we might begin to rethink bullying by addressing issues of gender, sexuality and inequality.
Please visit our website for more information (http://w3.stu.ca/stu/sites/acqra/symposium.html) or contact Lehanne Knowlton, knowlton@stu.ca or (506)460-0384.
