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University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition
Carrie
Freie
Associate Professor of Education
Book Title: The Unknown City: the lives of poor and working-class young adults
Author: Michelle Fine and Lois Weis
Selection Statement:
This is the book that inspired me to pursue my PhD in sociology of education. A friend suggested I attend a book talk by one of the authors, Lois Weis, who later became my advisor and mentor. My own work with white working-class teenagers is inspired by this work.
Year: 2013