African Youth Cultures in a Globalized World

’This volume provides engaging and ground-breaking analyses of the intersections of African youth experiences and a hegemonic global neo-liberal agenda. The chapters illuminate the myriad socioeconomic paradoxes that Africa’s youth confront in an age of globalization and brings a much needed Africanist perspective to the growing discourse on youth cultures.’ Bonny Ibhawoh, McMaster University, Canada ’This important, timely reader effectively responds to current social and cultural locations of African youth who face multiple marginalizations imposed by neoliberal globalization and its attachments of declining educational and job prospects. It certainly achieves a much needed scholarly intervention that critically but admirably juxtaposes contextual realities with people’s survivability strategies that refuse the usual portrayals of victimhood and powerlessness.’ Ali A. Abdi, The University of British Columbia, Canada ’The fallout of the 2008 economic crisis touched lives across the globe, but the chapters of this book document, with rich, original research, just how profound the impact has been on young people in Africa. These insights, drawn from case studies across the continent, show that youth have responded with resilience and ingenuity, activism and anger. African Youth Cultures in a Globalized World is an excellent contribution and is highly recommended.’ David Pratten, Oxford University, UK