<p>Performing autoethnographic explorations as
curriculum development strategies, and using autoethnographic modes (e.g.,
storytelling) as curriculum, may provide queer multicultural social justice education
curriculum workers, and explorers, with opportunities to explore their own
multicultural identities (e.g., race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status,
exceptionality, religion, sexual orientation, and gender), how their identities
may intersect with curriculum development, and their stories alongside those of
others. In Part One, I tell three (hi)stories highlighting how multicultural
education, queer theory, and autoethnography support the practice of identity
awareness (of self and others). In Part Two, I share nine explorations
developed for this project, along with my performances and reflections of each exploration,
which include how <i>performing </i>the explorations impacted their
development. Finally, in Part Three, I apply these ideas to my practice of becoming
a queer educator. I reflect on some of the tensions I wrestled with, on being
aware of myself as a teacher and a student <i>simultaneously</i>, and on my use
of language and curriculum development practices. In sum, I advocate for
queering autoethnography and using it for curriculum developmentâthus,
simultaneously queering the act of curriculum developmentâfor the purposes of
developing identity awareness (of self and others) and of honing queer
multicultural social justice education curriculum development practices. During
your engagement with this text, I invite the reader to reflect on these
practices, perform the explorations, and ponder how these explorations may
impact your curriculum development practices. <i>I also encourage you to share
your stories.</i> </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/11114771 |
| Date | 25 November 2019 |
| Creators | Michelle Lynn Knaier (8038253) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/Becoming_Aware_of_self_and_others_Through_Queer_Curriculum_Development/11114771 |
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