Citizen Youth

Culture, Activism, and Agency in a Neoliberal Era

J. Kennelly

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English

Palgrave Macmillan
13 June 2011

Age groups: adolescents; Age groups: adults; Philosophy & theory of education; Health & Self-Help

Series: Education, Politics and Public Life

What are the ties that bind the 'good youth citizen' and the youth activist in the twenty-first century? Contemporary young people are encouraged - through education and other cultural sites - to 'save the world' via community projects that resemble activism, yet increasingly risk arrest for public acts of dissent. Citizen Youth goes to the heart of these contradictions, exploring the dilemmas and cultural dynamics of being young and politically engaged. Through an ethnographic study of young people working on activist causes across the three largest urban centres in one of the wealthiest nations in the world (Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, Canada), this book draws on Bourdieusian cultural sociology, feminist theories of agency, phenomenology, and political theories of the state and neoliberalism to understand what it means to be a certain kind of youth citizen in the twenty-first century. Accessibly written yet theoretically engaged, the book will be of interest to individuals both within academia and in the wider world of social movements and youth engagement.

By: J. Kennelly
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9780230106680
ISBN 10: 0230106684
Series: Education, Politics and Public Life
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 13 June 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Citizen Youth' in the Twenty-First Century Understanding Youth Political Engagement: Unpacking Youth Citizenship as Governance Constructing the Good Youth Citizen: A History of the Present Good Citizen/Bad Activist: The Cultural Role of the State in Youth Political Participation Class Exclusions, Racialized Identities: The Symbolic Economy of Youth Activism Becoming Actors: Agency and Youth Activist Subcultures

Jacqueline Joan Kennelly is Associate Professor of Sociology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

Reviews for Citizen Youth: Culture, Activism, and Agency in a Neoliberal Era

'Citizen Youth reveals the interconnection of theoretical insights and the actual experiences of youth in an argument made more relevant and accessible through its emphasis on the beliefs and practices of individual activists.' -Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies