Transcultural Teens

Chantal Tetreault is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, USA. A specialist in linguistic and cultural anthropology, her work focuses on issues relating to migration and social change in France. She has contributed articles to journals such as Language in Society, Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, and Language and Communication.

• Acknowledgments viIntroduction: Performing Transcultural Youth Identities 11 Ethnography in les Cités 82 Speech in the Cité: Style and Stigma 343 “Sans Problème” or “Cent Problèmes”? Revoicing Stereotypes about les Arabes 584 La Racaille and le Respect 915 “You Call That a Girl?”: Gender Crossing and Borderwork 1146 Parental Name-Calling 1547 Crossing Registers: Voicing the French TV Host 172Conclusion 195References 200Index 213

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