Greg Dimitriadis Libros

This book provides a concise introduction to the practical and theoretical complexities of studying urban youth culture today. Looking across disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, and education, Dimitriadis explores the ways urban youth have been framed - in often limiting and problematic ways - in the popular and academic imagination. Moving beyond critique alone, this highly accessible primer opens a discussion about what a truly powerful, emergent field of critical youth studies might look like. Looking toward the future of this field, this book discusses the most important methodological and substantive trends and issues scholars will be addressing now and in the years to come. The Studying Urban Youth Culture Primer is an indispensable text for students in a range of qualitative methods and urban education courses.

Emphasizing the importance of self-reflexivity, Dimitriadis explores how educational researchers and practitioners must critically examine their own positions. By doing so, they can better understand the perspectives they reveal and those they obscure, ultimately enhancing the field's insight into educational practices and theories.