Youth Urban Worlds

ebook ∣ Aesthetic Political Action in Montreal · IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change

By Julie-Anne Boudreau

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Format

ebook

ISBN

9781119582212

Series

IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change

Author

Julie-Anne Boudreau

Publisher

Wiley

Release

23 March 2021

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Subjects

Sociology Nonfiction

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Both theoretically informed and empirically rich, Youth Urban Worlds explores how urban cultures affect political action amongst youth.

  • Argues that urban cultures challenge the very meaning and contours of the political process
  • Includes ethnographies, delving into the perspectives and knowledges of racialized youth, urban farmers, and "voluntary risk takers," like dumpster divers, building climbers, and student protestors
  • Theorizes that aesthetics are an increasingly crucial form of political action in the contemporary urban setting and explains the impact of aesthetics on the political
  • Examines the centrality of fun, warmth, aesthetics, and embodiment to these youth's experience of being in the world
  • Explains how youth are able to practically and concretely impact the political process through the performance of risky and disruptive behavior

    • Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9781119582212

    Series

    IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change

    Author

    Julie-Anne Boudreau

    Publisher

    Wiley

    Release

    23 March 2021

    Share

    Subjects

    Sociology Nonfiction
    Youth Urban Worlds