The Graffiti Subculture

Youth, Masculinity and Identity in London and New York
2001. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-333-78190-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macdonald, N.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures Shout Outs (AsThey Say) Introduction Climbing Down off the Fence: Locating our Standpoint and Values Are Theories of Subculture too Class Orientated? I Woz 'Ere: Tales from the Field Going Underground: A Journey into the Graffiti Subculture Constructive Destruction: Graffiti as a Tool for Making Masculinity Keeping its Distance: The Subculture's Separation from the 'Outside World' Making a World of Difference: The Personal Benefits of Subcultural Membership Conclusion Afterword: Writers Talk Back Bibliography Glossary Index

Über Autor(innen)

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.