Facing Poverty and Marginalization: Fifty Years of Critical Research in Brazil: 1 ((Post-)Critical Global Childhood & Youth Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906165645 ISBN 13: 9781906165642

Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

This volume presents the new critical research originated from a long history of poverty, marginalisation, discrimination, colonialism and struggle for social justice in Brazil. It proposes original theoretical tools that can inspire social-scientific discussions on facing poverty and marginalization in South America and the rest of the world.

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About the Author

Michalis Kontopodis is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at the University of Sheffield. He has held post-doc positions and visiting scholarships at Humboldt University Berlin, University of Amsterdam, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Jawaharlal Nehru University and City University New York. His research explores global educational and social inequalities, marginalization and social movements.

Maria Cecília Camargo Magalhães is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics and Language Studies at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil. She is well known for her research on critical thinking, collaboration and intervention-oriented research.

Maria José Coracini is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and researcher of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico in Brazil. Her numerous publications explore the links between identity, otherness, migration and reading/writing in mother and foreign tongues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906165645
• ISBN 13: 9781906165642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166
• Editor: Kontopodis Michalis, Magalhães Maria Cecília Camargo, Coracini Maria José