Activism in the Queer Biblical Studies Classroom

This article serves as an injunction for queer biblical studies to be reclaimed and mobilised as activist practice. First, I discuss the application and activist potential of queer theory – in and beyond the academy. To address concerns around queer elitism, I argue how rupturing the binary between...

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Autor principal:	Chris Greenough
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Publicado:	University of Sheffield 2020
Materias:	activism queer theory flipped learning methodsplaining risk The Bible BS1-2970
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:24b0371336de4c49bd5116e636dbf8052021-11-18T14:47:02ZActivism in the Queer Biblical Studies Classroom2633-069510.17613/qtjg-sd74https://doaj.org/article/24b0371336de4c49bd5116e636dbf8052020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://hcommons.org/deposits/view/hc:32442/CONTENT/7-greenough-activism.pdf/https://doaj.org/toc/2633-0695This article serves as an injunction for queer biblical studies to be reclaimed and mobilised as activist practice. First, I discuss the application and activist potential of queer theory – in and beyond the academy. To address concerns around queer elitism, I argue how rupturing the binary between theory and practice recharges the accessibility and the activist potential of queer. In my discussion of queer pedagogy in the biblical studies classroom, I offer practical strategies based on queer commentaries in teaching and learning. I explore the notions of risk, experimentation and failure, as well as of tackling specific issues relating to resistance to queer biblical criticism based on religious faith. Moreover, I consider how flipped learning theory can offer a personalised and holistic approach to queer studies. In emphasising the value of queer biblical studies as activist practice, I stress inclusion, intersectionality and student-educator parity as important elements in this project. In detailing my commitment to activism, I conclude that true commitment to social justice means that researchers aspire for their work to be irrelevant to future audiences: When the work of activist academics becomes irrelevant, it means scholarship has effected change, with social justice becoming realised rather than wish-ideology.Chris GreenoughUniversity of Sheffieldarticleactivismqueer theoryflipped learningmethodsplainingriskThe BibleBS1-2970ENJournal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 107-126 (2020)
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description	This article serves as an injunction for queer biblical studies to be reclaimed and mobilised as activist practice. First, I discuss the application and activist potential of queer theory – in and beyond the academy. To address concerns around queer elitism, I argue how rupturing the binary between theory and practice recharges the accessibility and the activist potential of queer. In my discussion of queer pedagogy in the biblical studies classroom, I offer practical strategies based on queer commentaries in teaching and learning. I explore the notions of risk, experimentation and failure, as well as of tackling specific issues relating to resistance to queer biblical criticism based on religious faith. Moreover, I consider how flipped learning theory can offer a personalised and holistic approach to queer studies. In emphasising the value of queer biblical studies as activist practice, I stress inclusion, intersectionality and student-educator parity as important elements in this project. In detailing my commitment to activism, I conclude that true commitment to social justice means that researchers aspire for their work to be irrelevant to future audiences: When the work of activist academics becomes irrelevant, it means scholarship has effected change, with social justice becoming realised rather than wish-ideology.
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Activism in the Queer Biblical Studies Classroom

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