Abstract
In this chapter, the author proposes the critical concept “queer thrival” for queer educational thought in the twenty-first century. To thrive is something one does. One thrives at this or that. And when one thrives, one “grows or develops well or vigorously.” Queer thrival is not simply to develop well but to develop in a way that does the work of queerness—taking a stance, an ever-changing stance, against social norms. This is no easy task. Might queers thrive in the twenty-first century contesting as they have for decades the norms that police and limit ways of being and relating? Drawing upon his own scholarship, the author offers three ways queer thrival might be explored and what it offers educational research and teaching.
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Greteman, A.J. (2016). Queer Thrival. In: Rodriguez, N., Martino, W., Ingrey, J., Brockenbrough, E. (eds) Critical Concepts in Queer Studies and Education. Queer Studies and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55425-3_30
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