Theorising geo-identity and David Harvey’s space

School choices of the geographically bound middle-class

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ID12905992
AutoresEmma Rowe (0000-0002-3747-8070, Monash University, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume56
Fascículo3
Páginas285-300
Data de publicação2014-10-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCritical Studies in Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1750-8487 • E-ISSN: 1750-8495
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17508487.2014.969288
OpenAlexW2040201058
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas15
Referências citadas53

This paper draws on David Harvey's theories of absolute and relational space in order to critique geographically bound school choices of the gentrified middle-class in the City of Melbourne, Australia. The paper relies on interviews with inner-city school choosers as generated by a longitudinal ethnographic school choice study. I argue that the participants construct their class-identity in relation to their geographical (or residential) positioning and this influences their schooling choices. In the light of this argument, I theorise geo-identity in thinking about how geographies inform and instruct identity and choice. This paper contributes by offering a focused analysis of Harvey's spatial theories and class-identity in processes of choice

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