Entanglements of sexualities and genders within higher education employees and policies

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dc.contributorAdams, Natalie G.
dc.contributorBallard, Rebecca M.
dc.contributorChilders, Sara M.
dc.contributorErevelles, Nirmala
dc.contributor.advisorAtkinson, Becky M.
dc.contributor.authorHitchins, Jessi
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-19T19:37:58Z
dc.date.available2018-01-19T19:37:58Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative doctoral inquiry explored the intra-actions, entanglements, and lived materialities of university policies and LGBTQIA+ employees. At a public university located in the Deep South, three university-wide policies and interviews from twenty-seven queer and trans-spectrum employees were collect from October 2014 through January 2015. The data acquired during that timeframe was analyzed by thinking with Karen Barad’s (2007) new material feminisms. The multimethod framework operationalized new material feminisms concepts alongside qualitative research interviews and policy analysis as the methodological tools. Through methodological mapping, three assertion rose from the findings that made the following claims: 1) a university façade existed and was constructed through policies that require, reward, and hide the subjugation and compliance of its employees; 2) policy attempted to homogenize queer and trans spectrum identities and in doing so made gender and sexuality identities matter; and 3) policy language produced material implications and cloaked information relevant to LGBTQIA+ employees’ lives. These assertions provide evidence of material realities in organizational policies and everyday experiences of employees.en_US
dc.format.extent154 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0002751
dc.identifier.otherHitchins_alatus_0004D_13238
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/3389
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectEducational sociology
dc.subjectLGBTQ studies
dc.titleEntanglements of sexualities and genders within higher education employees and policiesen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.

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