Youth and the City in the Global South

by Hansen, Karen Tranberg; Dalsgaard, Anne Line (COL); Gough, Katherine V. (COL); Madsen, Ulla Ambrosius (COL); Valentin, Karen (COL)

• ISBN13: 9780253351098
• ISBN10: 025335109X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

The innovative, multi-site Youth and the City Project examined the effects of globalization and neoliberalism on the everyday experiences and future prospects of urban youth in the developing world. The economic and demographic trends that are transforming cities and widening the gap between North and South are also making it increasingly difficult, if not impossible, for young people to establish themselves as independent, self-sufficient adults in many parts of the world. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Brazil, Vietnam, and Zambia, this volume integrates youth studies with urban studies, and argues that youth is an experience in its own right, not merely a transition from childhood to adulthood. In-depth case studies in three cities -- Recife, Hanoi, and Lusaka -- offer compelling insights into the situation of urban youth, exploring how they use their city, spend their time, and prepare themselves for the future. Cross-cutting essays examine how education shapes future citizens, young people's use of urban domestic space, and the media's role in expanding the life worlds of youth.

Author Biography

Karen Tranberg Hansen is Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University. Her books include Salaula: The World of Secondhand Clothing and Zambia.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
Situating Youth in the City
Introduction: Youth and the City	p. 3
Youth across the Globe: Comparison, Interdisciplinarity, and Cross-National Collaboration	p. 24
Studying Youth in Cities
Dominant Ideas, Uncertain Lives: The Meaning of Youth in Recife	p. 49
Politicized Leisure in the Wake of Doi Moi: A Study of Youth in Hanoi	p. 74
Localities and Sites of Youth Agency in Lusaka	p. 98
Youth Making Meaning
Youth and the Home	p. 127
Toward Eduscapes: Youth and Schooling in a Global Era	p. 151
The Work of the Imagination: Young People's Media Appropriation	p. 174
Conclusion: Urban Youth in a Global World	p. 207
Contributors	p. 221
Index	p. 225
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