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Going to the pictures: Learning to see the life histories of minorities within majority narratives

Smart, Dean

Authors



Contributors

Ann-Marie Bathmaker
Editor

Penelope Harnett
Editor

Abstract

This book is a collection of writings on Life History Research. My text is a chapter about the positioning of minorities in textbooks, and the unintentional exclusion of ‘the ethnic other,’ using data drawn from my research into textbooks in England. This chapter provides a different dimension to traditional life history research, and explores learning journies and positioning of insider-outsider research, and the significance of representation of people in secondary school History textbooks in England to young people and their teachers.

Citation

Smart, D. (2010). Going to the pictures: Learning to see the life histories of minorities within majority narratives. In A. Bathmaker, & P. Harnett (Eds.), Exploring learning, identity and power through life history and narrative research (97-114). London: Routledge

Publication Date Feb 15, 2010
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Pages 97-114
Book Title Exploring learning, identity and power through life history and narrative research.
ISBN 9780415496445
Keywords life-history, minorities
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/981257
Publisher URL http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415496445/