When Did You Know You Were Straight? Teaching with the Heterosexual Questionnaire

This Teaching Note describes the process of forming a panel of straight students to answer questions from Martin Rochlin's Heterosexual Questionnaire.  The activity highlights heterosexism and heterosexual privilege, provides an opportunity to talk about satire and queer humor, and is a useful...

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Main Author: Jessica Ann Vooris
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Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2021-04-01
Series:Radical Teacher
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Online Access:http://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/radicalteacher/article/view/819
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description This Teaching Note describes the process of forming a panel of straight students to answer questions from Martin Rochlin's Heterosexual Questionnaire.  The activity highlights heterosexism and heterosexual privilege, provides an opportunity to talk about satire and queer humor, and is a useful way to engage with concepts from class readings in introductory LGBTQ Studies and Women's Studies courses. 
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spelling doaj.art-4a503a8b582f45d4b18d378802284a112022-12-22T02:13:28ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghRadical Teacher1941-08322021-04-0111910.5195/rt.2021.819When Did You Know You Were Straight? Teaching with the Heterosexual QuestionnaireJessica Ann Vooris0Amherst College This Teaching Note describes the process of forming a panel of straight students to answer questions from Martin Rochlin's Heterosexual Questionnaire.  The activity highlights heterosexism and heterosexual privilege, provides an opportunity to talk about satire and queer humor, and is a useful way to engage with concepts from class readings in introductory LGBTQ Studies and Women's Studies courses.  http://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/radicalteacher/article/view/819heterosexismprivilegeinteractive learninglgbtq studieswomen's studiescompulsory heterosexuality
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When Did You Know You Were Straight? Teaching with the Heterosexual Questionnaire
Radical Teacher
heterosexism
privilege
interactive learning
lgbtq studies
women's studies
compulsory heterosexuality
title When Did You Know You Were Straight? Teaching with the Heterosexual Questionnaire
title_full When Did You Know You Were Straight? Teaching with the Heterosexual Questionnaire
title_fullStr When Did You Know You Were Straight? Teaching with the Heterosexual Questionnaire
title_full_unstemmed When Did You Know You Were Straight? Teaching with the Heterosexual Questionnaire
title_short When Did You Know You Were Straight? Teaching with the Heterosexual Questionnaire
title_sort when did you know you were straight teaching with the heterosexual questionnaire
topic heterosexism
privilege
interactive learning
lgbtq studies
women's studies
compulsory heterosexuality
url http://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/radicalteacher/article/view/819
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