A hostile environment: affect, emotion and power in lesbian teachers' reflections on Section 28
This article discusses interviews with lesbian teachers working in English schools in the 1980s during which time Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act (UK) became law. It examines how they were affected by and responded to this homophobic piece of legislation, focussing on the role of affect...
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| description | This article discusses interviews with lesbian teachers working in English schools in the 1980s during which time Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act (UK) became law. It examines how they were affected by and responded to this homophobic piece of legislation, focussing on the role of affect and emotion in the exercise of power. It examines the analytical potential of the concept of affective atmosphere and the use of oral history in exploring how subjects may encounter and experience atmospheres as discomforting or comforting, disempowering or empowering. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:86772024-02-27T15:48:42Z http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8677/ A hostile environment: affect, emotion and power in lesbian teachers' reflections on Section 28 Harding, Jennifer 300 Social sciences 330 Economics 370 Education This article discusses interviews with lesbian teachers working in English schools in the 1980s during which time Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act (UK) became law. It examines how they were affected by and responded to this homophobic piece of legislation, focussing on the role of affect and emotion in the exercise of power. It examines the analytical potential of the concept of affective atmosphere and the use of oral history in exploring how subjects may encounter and experience atmospheres as discomforting or comforting, disempowering or empowering. The Oral History Society 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8677/3/A%20Hostile%20Environment%20-%20J%20Harding%20-%20ACCEPTED%20-%202%20June%202023.pdf Harding, Jennifer (2023) A hostile environment: affect, emotion and power in lesbian teachers' reflections on Section 28. Oral History, 51 (2). pp. 50-66. ISSN 0143-0955 https://www.ohs.org.uk/journal/journal-search/ |
| spellingShingle | 300 Social sciences 330 Economics 370 Education Harding, Jennifer A hostile environment: affect, emotion and power in lesbian teachers' reflections on Section 28 |
| title | A hostile environment: affect, emotion and power in lesbian teachers' reflections on Section 28 |
| title_full | A hostile environment: affect, emotion and power in lesbian teachers' reflections on Section 28 |
| title_fullStr | A hostile environment: affect, emotion and power in lesbian teachers' reflections on Section 28 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A hostile environment: affect, emotion and power in lesbian teachers' reflections on Section 28 |
| title_short | A hostile environment: affect, emotion and power in lesbian teachers' reflections on Section 28 |
| title_sort | hostile environment affect emotion and power in lesbian teachers reflections on section 28 |
| topic | 300 Social sciences 330 Economics 370 Education |
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