Overview
How does hope manifest itself for young people on the margins of society? In this book young people talk about their hopes and fears for the future - the possibility of leading a full life. They illustrate those hopes and fears in images and drawings of people and places meaningful to them. We learn that they are both typical of young people everywhere - desiring love, family, the prospect of work - yet different in that achieving those aims may involve pathways of proscribed, even criminal, behaviours. Through these moving, often raw, stories and images, we gain insights into the everyday and imaginary worlds of marginalised young people. We also hear from their teachers and others who work with them attempting to build lost relationships and trust. The members of the research team who worked with these people also contribute their thoughts, arguing that a truly sustainable society is not possible until the thoughts and opinions of all are taken into account.
Full Product Details
Author: Simon Robb ,
Patrick O'Leary ,
Alison Mackinnon ,
Peter Bishop
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Imprint: Wakefield Press
Weight: 0.260kg
ISBN: 9781862548855
ISBN 10: 1862548854
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 July 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Dr Simon Robb is interested in the experiences of marginalized young people and in exploring the limits of writing practice. He has published in the area of the sociology of education (Innovation and Tradition, 2004) and experimental histories (The Hulk, 2003). He has also written and produced several documentaries for radio. Patrick O'Leary PhD is Professor of Social Work Studies at the University of Southampton. Patrick's research interests are in gendered violence. He has worked on various child protection projects to support young people around the world. He has undertaken research on how people survive childhood trauma such as child sexual abuse. Emeritus Professor Alison Mackinnon, AM, was Foundation Director of the Hawke Research Institute at the University of South Australia. Her research and writing spans gender and history, and issues of equity in education for girls and marginalized young people. Peter Bishop is Associate Professor in the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages at the University of South Australia. He has researched, published and taught extensively around the topics of imagination, memory, hope, utopia and reconciliation.
