Youth Urban Worlds

Both theoretically informed and empirically rich, Youth Urban Worlds explores how urban cultures affectpolitical actionamongst youth. Argues thaturban cultures challenge the verymeaning and contours of the political process Includesethnographies, delving into the perspectives andknowledgesofracialized youth,urban farmers,and "voluntary risk takers," like dumpster divers,building climbers, andstudent protestors Theorizes thataesthetics are an increasinglycrucial form ofpolitical action inthecontemporary urban setting and explains the impact ofaesthetics on the political Examines the centrality of fun, warmth, aesthetics, and embodimentto these youth's experience of being in the world Explainshowyouth are able to practically and concretely impact the political process through the performanceof risky and disruptive behavior