Street Kids in Search of Humanization: Expanding Dominant Narratives Through Critical Ethnography and Stories of Lived Experience
Diversi, Marcelo
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Description
Title
Street Kids in Search of Humanization: Expanding Dominant Narratives Through Critical Ethnography and Stories of Lived Experience
Author(s)
Diversi, Marcelo
Issue Date
1998
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Reed Larson
Department of Study
Human and Community Development
Discipline
Human and Community Development
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Sociology, Theory and Methods
Language
eng
Abstract
This study draws on social theories such as critical theory and poststructuralism to deconstruct the current dominant narratives about street kids in large urban centers in Brazil, as well as to ground the method of this study: critical ethnography. The writing genre I chose to represent the street kids I met during my fieldwork, from 1994 to 1996, is short stories. My main goal in the 14 short stories I write here is to show these kids daily struggle for survival and dignity, to offer a glimpse into their lived experiences, to invite others to feel, if only for a brief moment, what it is to be a street child in Campinas, Brazil. I see this study as a small first step toward expanding the narratives and imaginations about street kids, toward inviting more people to relate to these kids in more touching, experiential ways.
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