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

Macdonald, N.

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2001-07-19

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333781913

DOI: 10.1057/9780230511743

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 256