Sam Punch's announcement for a session on children in the context of Latin
America got me wondering. I am relatively ignorant of the literatures of
development studies and anthropology - so maybe there is loads out there
that I have just missed. But are members of this list engaged in
researching children and youth in non-western contexts? I am aware of a
small number of geographers who have, but not all that many.
In particular, as well as being interested in hearing what is out there in
these areas of research, I'd like to try and kick-start a bit of a
discussion (we haven't really had much of one for a long while). Do any of
your experiences suggest that doing this research challenges any of the
dominant approaches to researching children and youth here or some of the
dominant structures which are assumed re: things like environmental
experience, the child within the context of 'family' etc.?
Or maybe you are one of the members of this list involved in an action
organisation, working in non-western contexts? Are there particular
approaches to thinking about children's experiences which you have found
more helpful than others which have some application to your work?
Let's do some talking!
Rachel
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Rachel Gurevitz
Department of Geography
University College London
26 Bedford Way, London
W1CH 0AP. UK
Tel: 0171 387 7050 x5526
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