Unfamiliar landscapes: an introduction

Smith, T. A., Pitt, H. and Dunkley, R. A. (2022) Unfamiliar landscapes: an introduction. In: Smith, T. A., Pitt, H. and Dunkley, R. A. (eds.) Unfamiliar Landscapes: Young People and Diverse Outdoor Experiences. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, pp. 1-30. ISBN 9783030944599 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-94460-5_1)

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Abstract

Unfamiliar landscapes is a term used in this book as an opening to explore how and why certain landscapes are deemed unfamiliar to young people, and in turn, how some young people are perceived to be unfamiliar in them. This introductory chapter explores the key themes of the book, explaining how we begin to understand ‘unfamiliar landscapes’, and the opportunities that thinking with this idea brings to evaluating, understanding and taking forward work with young people in the outdoors. It explains how young people are often assumed to be ‘unfamiliar’ with certain kinds of landscapes, and how these assumptions guide practices of outdoor education and activity instruction. It further examines how the bodily presences of certain young people are perceived as unfamiliar in some landscapes, whether due to gender, race, class or other forms of social difference, and how this book turns to the experiences of marginalised young people in the outdoors to better understand them. To guide readers, this chapter summarises the book as a whole, explaining each theme and chapter in turn.

Item Type:Book Sections (Introduction)
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Dunkley, Dr Ria
Authors: Smith, T. A., Pitt, H., and Dunkley, R. A.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Pedagogy, Praxis & Faith
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9783030944599
Published Online:17 June 2022

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