Inside the Academy and Out

There is an urgent need for effective political and social action in support of lesbian and gay rights. However, writing from the field of lesbian/gay/queer studies is often sophisticated theorizing about identity and representations, and ignores the need for action at a community level.

Inside the Academy and Out is an attempt to demonstrate that the pedagogical and theoretical insights of lesbian/gay/queer studies can have relevance to a broader social sphere. The essayists come from a wide range of disciplines, including education, English, philosophy, sociology and women's studies, and their essays have been split into two areas, 'Pedagogy and Research', and 'Spheres of Actions.' They explore teaching and research theory in order to examine their implications in spheres such as AIDS education, social services, law reform, and popular culture.

JANICE L. RISTOCK is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. CATHERINE TAYLOR teaches in the Centre for Academic Writing at the University of Winnipeg and is a doctoral candidate in Critical Pedagogy and Cultural Studies at OISE/University of Toronto.