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Qualitative Research Methods
by Sarah J. Tracy • 2012
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
3.94
69
Qualitative Research Methods Summary
Qualitative Research Methods 90%
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
by Sarah J. Tracy 2012
3.94
69 ratings
The Utopia of Rules
by David Graeber • 2013
Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.
4.02
7k+
The Utopia of Rules Summary
The Utopia of Rules 90%
Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.
by David Graeber 2013
4.02
7k+ ratings
Ain't No Makin' It
by Jay MacLeod • 2008
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
4.07
1k+
Ain't No Makin' It Summary
Ain't No Makin' It 90%
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
by Jay MacLeod 2008
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Posthuman
by Rosi Braidotti • 2013
Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.
3.82
949
The Posthuman Summary
The Posthuman 89%
Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.
by Rosi Braidotti 2013
3.82
949 ratings
Silencing the Past
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot • 1995
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
4.35
3k+
Silencing the Past Summary
Silencing the Past 89%
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot 1995
4.35
3k+ ratings
Sensemaking
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2017
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
3.67
680
Sensemaking Summary
Sensemaking 89%
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2017
3.67
680 ratings
The Disappearance of Rituals
by Byung-Chul Han • 2019
Your exhaustion isn't overwork. It's a world that has stripped out every ritual.
3.98
3k+
The Disappearance of Rituals Summary
The Disappearance of Rituals 89%
Your exhaustion isn't overwork. It's a world that has stripped out every ritual.
by Byung-Chul Han 2019
3.98
3k+ ratings
Sidewalk
by Mitchell Duneier • 1999
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
4.15
2k+
Sidewalk Summary
Sidewalk 89%
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
by Mitchell Duneier 1999
4.15
2k+ ratings
American Aloha
by Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
American Aloha Summary
American Aloha 89%
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
by Heather A. Diamond 2008
4.20
10 ratings
The Skilled Communicator in Social Work
by Karen Healy • 2017
Poststructuralism doesn't end critical social work; it saves it from its own certainties.
4.00
4
The Skilled Communicator in Social Work Summary
The Skilled Communicator in Social Work 89%
Poststructuralism doesn't end critical social work; it saves it from its own certainties.
by Karen Healy 2017
4.00
4 ratings
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research
by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros • 2021
Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.
5.00
1
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research Summary
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research 89%
Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.
by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros 2021
5.00
1 ratings
Street Data
by Shane Safir • 2021
Real equity starts with listening to the students who show up as gaps in your data.
4.21
876
Street Data Summary
Street Data 89%
Real equity starts with listening to the students who show up as gaps in your data.
by Shane Safir 2021
4.21
876 ratings
Introducing Cultural Studies
by Ziauddin Sardar • 1994
Your taste is a power move. Cultural studies explains the rules of the game.
3.50
448
Introducing Cultural Studies Summary
Introducing Cultural Studies 89%
Your taste is a power move. Cultural studies explains the rules of the game.
by Ziauddin Sardar 1994
3.50
448 ratings
Diversity, Oppression, and Change
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia • 2008
A social work approach that starts with the client's story and culture, not a checklist of deficits.
3.89
45
Diversity, Oppression, and Change Summary
Diversity, Oppression, and Change 89%
A social work approach that starts with the client's story and culture, not a checklist of deficits.
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia 2008
3.89
45 ratings
How Forests Think
by Eduardo Kohn • 2013
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
3.86
1k+
How Forests Think Summary
How Forests Think 89%
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
by Eduardo Kohn 2013
3.86
1k+ ratings
No Shame in My Game
by Katherine S. Newman • 1999
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
3.75
466
No Shame in My Game Summary
No Shame in My Game 89%
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
by Katherine S. Newman 1999
3.75
466 ratings
Visual Methodologies
by Gillian Rose • 2001
Seven methods for interpreting images, one demand: know your own position and why it matters.
3.87
278
Visual Methodologies Summary
Visual Methodologies 89%
Seven methods for interpreting images, one demand: know your own position and why it matters.
by Gillian Rose 2001
3.87
278 ratings
Aesthetics of Excess
by Jillian Hernandez • 2020
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
4.26
42
Aesthetics of Excess Summary
Aesthetics of Excess 89%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
The Mushroom at the End of the World
by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing • 2015
A global commodity mushroom reveals how life, value, and freedom endure in capitalism's wreckage.
3.96
8k+
The Mushroom at the End of the World Summary
The Mushroom at the End of the World 89%
A global commodity mushroom reveals how life, value, and freedom endure in capitalism's wreckage.
by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing 2015
3.96
8k+ ratings
Digital Dead End
by Virginia Eubanks • 2011
Access is not the problem. Power designs inequality into code, and the marginalized already know it.
3.86
72
Digital Dead End Summary
Digital Dead End 88%
Access is not the problem. Power designs inequality into code, and the marginalized already know it.
by Virginia Eubanks 2011
3.86
72 ratings
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too
by Christopher Emdin • 2016
For teachers in the hood: how the black church and hip-hop can turn your classroom around.
4.06
5k+
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too Summary
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too 88%
For teachers in the hood: how the black church and hip-hop can turn your classroom around.
by Christopher Emdin 2016
4.06
5k+ ratings
Teaching Critical Thinking
by bell hooks • 2009
Build a classroom on love and critical thinking, not control: a teachers guide with no platitudes.
4.28
2k+
Teaching Critical Thinking Summary
Teaching Critical Thinking 88%
Build a classroom on love and critical thinking, not control: a teachers guide with no platitudes.
by bell hooks 2009
4.28
2k+ ratings
Teaching to Transgress
by bell hooks • 1994
Teaching as resistance: bell hooks demands a classroom that confronts power, not just transmits it.
4.44
13k+
Teaching to Transgress Summary
Teaching to Transgress 88%
Teaching as resistance: bell hooks demands a classroom that confronts power, not just transmits it.
by bell hooks 1994
4.44
13k+ ratings
Two Cheers for Anarchism
by James C. Scott • 2012
The anarchist's case: local know-how, small defiance, and messy disorder beat grand plans.
3.96
2k+
Two Cheers for Anarchism Summary
Two Cheers for Anarchism 88%
The anarchist's case: local know-how, small defiance, and messy disorder beat grand plans.
by James C. Scott 2012
3.96
2k+ ratings
Wars and Capital (Semiotext
by Éric Alliez • 2016
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
3.93
29
Wars and Capital (Semiotext Summary
Wars and Capital (Semiotext 88%
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
by Éric Alliez 2016
3.93
29 ratings
Political Ecology
by Paul Robbins • 2004
Environmental problems are political problems. A critical field guide to the tools that prove it.
3.92
208
Political Ecology Summary
Political Ecology 88%
Environmental problems are political problems. A critical field guide to the tools that prove it.
by Paul Robbins 2004
3.92
208 ratings
Spoilt Rotten
by dalrymple-theodore • 2010
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
3.96
1k+
Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten 88%
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
by dalrymple-theodore 2010
3.96
1k+ ratings
Hertzian Tales
by Anthony Dunne • 1999
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
4.26
125
Hertzian Tales Summary
Hertzian Tales 88%
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
by Anthony Dunne 1999
4.26
125 ratings
Chief Culture Officer
by Grant McCracken • 2009
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
3.76
254
Chief Culture Officer Summary
Chief Culture Officer 88%
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
by Grant McCracken 2009
3.76
254 ratings
The Sociological Imagination
by C. Wright Mills • 1959
Private pain is a public problem in disguise—and most social science hides the connection.
4.16
3k+
The Sociological Imagination Summary
The Sociological Imagination 88%
Private pain is a public problem in disguise—and most social science hides the connection.
by C. Wright Mills 1959
4.16
3k+ ratings
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
by Paulo Freire • 1968
When a classroom treats students as empty accounts, it's not bad teaching; it is a political design.
4.30
40k+
Pedagogy of the Oppressed Summary
Pedagogy of the Oppressed 88%
When a classroom treats students as empty accounts, it's not bad teaching; it is a political design.
by Paulo Freire 1968
4.30
40k+ ratings
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
by Walter Benjamin • 1936
Why does a perfect copy feel less real? Benjamin's answer upends art and politics.
4.08
25k+
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Summary
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 88%
Why does a perfect copy feel less real? Benjamin's answer upends art and politics.
by Walter Benjamin 1936
4.08
25k+ ratings
The End of Education
by Neil Postman • 1995
Education has lost its story. Here are the narratives that give learning purpose again.
3.97
2k+
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education 88%
Education has lost its story. Here are the narratives that give learning purpose again.
by Neil Postman 1995
3.97
2k+ ratings
Pedagogy of Freedom
by Paulo Freire • 1996
A teacher cannot be neutral: every pedagogical act either reproduces the world or changes it.
4.37
2k+
Pedagogy of Freedom Summary
Pedagogy of Freedom 88%
A teacher cannot be neutral: every pedagogical act either reproduces the world or changes it.
by Paulo Freire 1996
4.37
2k+ ratings
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies
by Melanie Smith • 2003
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
3.47
15
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies Summary
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies 88%
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
by Melanie Smith 2003
3.47
15 ratings
Ethnic Boundary Making
by Andreas Wimmer • 2012
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
3.55
22
Ethnic Boundary Making Summary
Ethnic Boundary Making 88%
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
by Andreas Wimmer 2012
3.55
22 ratings
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
by Jürgen Habermas • 1962
Democracy was born in coffee houses and strangled by the mass media that followed.
3.87
2k+
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere Summary
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere 88%
Democracy was born in coffee houses and strangled by the mass media that followed.
by Jürgen Habermas 1962
3.87
2k+ ratings
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools
by Tyrone C. Howard • 2010
Race predicts who gets suspended, tracked, and left behind. The best schools don't ignore it.
4.13
165
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools Summary
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools 88%
Race predicts who gets suspended, tracked, and left behind. The best schools don't ignore it.
by Tyrone C. Howard 2010
4.13
165 ratings
Culture Jam
by Kalle Lasn • 1999
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
3.63
2k+
Culture Jam Summary
Culture Jam 88%
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
by Kalle Lasn 1999
3.63
2k+ ratings
Failure to Disrupt
by Justin Reich • 2020
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
4.23
252
Failure to Disrupt Summary
Failure to Disrupt 88%
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
by Justin Reich 2020
4.23
252 ratings
Is Everyone Really Equal?
by Özlem Sensoy • 2011
The most comfortable explanation for inequality is individual failure. It's also the most wrong.
4.05
1k+
Is Everyone Really Equal? Summary
Is Everyone Really Equal? 88%
The most comfortable explanation for inequality is individual failure. It's also the most wrong.
by Özlem Sensoy 2011
4.05
1k+ ratings
Gang Leader for a Day
by Sudhir Venkatesh • 2008
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
4.07
26k+
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day 88%
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008
4.07
26k+ ratings
Why Nothing Works
by Marvin Harris • 1981
An anthropologist finds that broken toasters, inflation, and cults share a single cause.
3.76
264
Why Nothing Works Summary
Why Nothing Works 88%
An anthropologist finds that broken toasters, inflation, and cults share a single cause.
by Marvin Harris 1981
3.76
264 ratings
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft
by Aph Ko • 2019
Racism is a ritual of consumption that devours animal and human bodies. Here's the exit strategy.
4.48
301
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft Summary
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft 88%
Racism is a ritual of consumption that devours animal and human bodies. Here's the exit strategy.
by Aph Ko 2019
4.48
301 ratings
A History of India, Vol. 1
by Romila Thapar • 1990
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
3.63
2k+
A History of India, Vol. 1 Summary
A History of India, Vol. 1 88%
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
by Romila Thapar 1990
3.63
2k+ ratings
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times
by Stephen R. Covey • 2009
The West built its politics on a mistake: that humans are naturally selfish animals.
3.72
186
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times Summary
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times 88%
The West built its politics on a mistake: that humans are naturally selfish animals.
by Stephen R. Covey 2009
3.72
186 ratings
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 88%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik • 2021
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
4.02
996
We Need New Stories Summary
We Need New Stories 88%
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
by Nesrine Malik 2021
4.02
996 ratings
Race Marxism
by James Lindsay • 2022
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
4.23
364
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism 88%
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
by James Lindsay 2022
4.23
364 ratings
The Least of All Possible Evils
by Eyal Weizman • 2012
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
4.19
224
The Least of All Possible Evils Summary
The Least of All Possible Evils 88%
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
by Eyal Weizman 2012
4.19
224 ratings
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