Carlin2017b
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Carlin2017b |
| Author(s) | Andrew P. Carlin |
| Title | Visibility and street ethnography: A lesson in pavement culture |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Coaching process, homeless, Manchester, Public Space |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Etnografia e ricerca qualitativa |
| Volume | 10 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pages | 287–302 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.3240/87492 |
| ISBN | 1973-3194 |
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Abstract
This paper reports on observations in a public space, a pedestrian entrance/exit to the concourse of a large transit hub in Manchester, UK. Selling The Big Issue magazine involves more than a friendly personality. Successful selling requires an awareness of, and ongoing attention to, the unwritten «rules» of public space. Invited to take a turn at selling The Big Issue, and coached in embodied practices to solicit sales from passers-by, the author was instructed in the operation of a distinct «pavement culture» that was available to observation from the position of the seller.
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