Unruly Others: Language Teachers and the Policing of Gender in International Development

Appleby, RJ

Unruly Others: Language Teachers and the Policing of Gender in International Development

Appleby, RJ

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Publisher:: The Gender Awareness in Language Education special interest group of JALT
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: The Journal and Proceedings of the Gender Awareness in Language Education special interest group of JALT, 2009, 2 (Gender Awa), pp. 4 - 14
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Appleby, RJ https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4491-347X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The Journal and Proceedings of the Gender Awareness in Language Education special interest group of JALT, 2009, 2 (Gender Awa), pp. 4 - 14	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1884-152X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/9878
dc.description.abstract	This paper considers the policing of gender as a dimension of English language teachers` experiences in international development work. I argue that international development zones have tended to reproduce the patriarchal regimes of an earlier colonial era and provide a challenging context for a (mostly) feminised language teaching profession. Just as colonial space, away from the safety of home, was primarily constructed as a domain of masculine endeavour, so too contemporary development missions, particularly in areas designated as politically unstable, produce a masculine domain that marginalises =unruly others` defined by gender and race.	en_US
dc.publisher	The Gender Awareness in Language Education special interest group of JALT	en_US
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dc.title	Unruly Others: Language Teachers and the Policing of Gender in International Development	en_US
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Abstract:

This paper considers the policing of gender as a dimension of English language teachers` experiences in international development work. I argue that international development zones have tended to reproduce the patriarchal regimes of an earlier colonial era and provide a challenging context for a (mostly) feminised language teaching profession. Just as colonial space, away from the safety of home, was primarily constructed as a domain of masculine endeavour, so too contemporary development missions, particularly in areas designated as politically unstable, produce a masculine domain that marginalises =unruly others` defined by gender and race.

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