Theorising geo-identity and David Harvey’s space: school choices of the geographically bound middle-class
Rowe, Emma 2015, Theorising geo-identity and David Harvey’s space: school choices of the geographically bound middle-class, Critical studies in education, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 285-300, doi: 10.1080/17508487.2014.969288.
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Theorising geo-identity and David Harvey’s space: school choices of the geographically bound middle-class
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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