The affective matter of (Australian) school uniforms: the school-dress that is and does

Melissa Wolfe, Mary Rasmussen

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    Abstract

    In Australia, school uniforms are prevalent in both government and private schools. Uniforms as measurements of power are hotly contested, and gendered uniforms are of educational interest and concern. The pervasiveness of gendered uniforms has sparked ongoing campaigns such as Girls Uniform Agenda, 1 a movement to ensure that female students identifying as girls have options to wear trousers and shorts. Campaigns related to gendered uniform assume a binary gender and have focused on the growing demand for girls to be allowed to wear trousers and shorts. Rarely is the notion of boys in dresses raised, except where it is produced as some humorous hijinks 2 or a monstrous transgression
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationMapping the Affective Turn in Education
    Subtitle of host publicationTheory, Research, and Pedagogies
    EditorsBessie Dernikos, Nancy Lesko, Stephanie McCall, Alyssa Niccolini
    Place of PublicationNew York
    PublisherRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group
    Pages179-193
    Volume1
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)9781032237022
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

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