Urban Narratives foregrounds previously silenced voices of young
people of color who are labeled disabled. Overrepresented in special
education classes, yet underrepresented in educational research, these
students - the largest group within segregated special education
classes - share their perceptions of the world and their place within
it. Eight 'portraits in progress' consisting of their own words and
framed by their poetry and drawings, reveal compelling insights about
life inside and out of the American urban education system. The book
uses an intersectional analysis to examine how power circulates in
society throughout and among historical, cultural, institutional, and
interpersonal domains, impacting social, academic, and economic
opportunities for individuals, and expanding or circumscribing their
worlds.