The Graffiti Subculture: Youth, Masculinity and Identity in London and New York

Capa
Springer, 19 de jul. de 2001 - 256 páginas
This book is the most extensive contribution to our understanding of the graffiti subculture to date. Using insights from ethnographic research conducted in London and New York, the author explores the varying ways young men use graffiti to construct masculinity, claim power and establish independence from the institutions which define and often limit them as young people. Forging a link between subcultural practice and identity construction, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in new understandings of youth and their subcultures.
 

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1 Introduction
1
Locating Our Standpoint and Values
10
3 Are Theories of Subculture Too Class Oriented?
32
Tales from the Field
49
A Journey into the Graffiti Subculture
63
Graffiti as a Tool for Making Masculinity
94
The Subcultures Separation from the Outside World
151
The Personal Benefits of Subcultural Membership
179
Conclusion
228
Writers Talk Back
234
Bibliography
241
Author Index
251
Subject Index
254
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NANCY MACDONALD has lived and worked in London and New York. She currently resides in London where she works as a youth consultant in a brand development company. This book is based on her PhD thesis which she completed at Brunel University.

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