Travel imaginaries of youth in New York City: History, ethnicity and the politics of mobility

John Loewenthal, John Broughton

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This chapter presents findings from exploratory research with a group of adolescents from migrant backgrounds who have grown up in New York City. The main data source involves two group interviews staged around a large world map in which the youth discuss the idea of travel. Our analysis conveys the notion of belonging as spatially and temporally dispersed, focussing on four themes: attachment to one’s history and ethnicity; cosmopolitan ideals of belonging to the world; the politics of mobility, evident through the young people’s hesitation to travel; and the virtual mobilities of learning which parallel and shape the youth’s travel imaginaries.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationYouth, Place and Theories of Belonging
EditorsSadia Habib, Michael Ward
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter6
Pages66-79
Number of pages14
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9780203712412
ISBN (Print)9781138559622, 9780367726843
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2021

Publication series

NameBritish Sociological Association: Sociological Futures
PublisherRoutledge

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