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A Brief Exercise in Currere and Bathroom Bills
Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • Mario Itzel Suárez, Utah State University
  • Ebony Lai Hing, Texas A&M University
  • Patrick Slattery, Utah State University
Document Type
Article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Publication Date
11-20-2018
Abstract

North Carolina voted into law legislation known as the Privacy Facilities and Security Act, commonly known as HB2 or the anti-transgender “bathroom bill.” We use Pinar’s (1975a, 1975b, 2012) currere methodology as a brief exercise in deconstructing this bathroom bill and others similar to it. In this short piece, we go through each moment: the regressive, progressive, analytical, and synthetical. Historical, social, and biological aspects of the bill are discussed and critically analyzed to outline a pathway to a synthetical moment that includes cultural reconceptualization, social justice, and equality for disenfranchised groups such as transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming people.

Citation Information
Suárez, M. I., Lai Hing, E., & Slattery, P. (2018). A brief exercise in currere and bathroom bills. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 15(3), 278-283. DOI: 10.1080/15505170.2018.1525449 (Scopus CiteScore: 0.53; SJR: 0.198; SNIP: 0.537)