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Author Idriss, Sherene

Title Young Migrant Identities : Creativity and Masculinity
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (171 pages)
Series Youth, Young Adulthood and Society
Youth, young adulthood and society.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Creative industries and risky societies: A short overview ; Masculinity and creativity: What is at stake? ; Overview of the study: Methodological considerations; Outline of the book; Notes; References ; Index; Chapter 1 Shu Hal Ayb!: The moral implications of creative passions in Arab-Australian families; Conceptualising risk; Familial obligation and hidden talents ; Between passion and profession: 'Holding it all together'; 'Passion' as a discursive tool ; Conclusion ; Notes; References
Chapter 2 Nike TNs and Dry Fit: The importance of style among creative aspirantsFormations of Lebanese-ness ; Lebs, Habiibs, and ethnic minority masculinities ; "Do you know what TNs are?" The markers of Leb style; Taste classifies: On being non-Leb; Conclusion ; Note; References ; Chapter 3 Being 'weird' is how you get ahead; Usama: How 'eccentric' is eccentric enough in the arts? ; Risks and the ethnic community; Stratification in higher education settings; Ibrahim: 'They were all weird in some way ... '; Being from Bankstown ; The disadvantages of being 'normal' in a 'weird' place; Conclusion
NotesReferences; Chapter 4 Making money out of art: Parlaying the passion into a career; Meeting Marie; Business enterprise in Arab-Australian communities; You can't be a hippy in Bankstown ; Being responsible, staying away from the bad stuff; Bohemia is precarious, exclusionary, and feminised ; Ibrahim; Haydar; Conclusion ; References; Chapter 5 Politicised ethnic performativities; The road to community arts: Exploitation, essentialism, and racialisation; Community arts and multicultural policy: A brief background; Capturing 'authentic' voices; Re-articulating the purpose of creativity
ConclusionNotes; References; Chapter 6 Conclusion: Retrospective and future selves; Race relations; Deradicalisation; 'The native informant'; Future selves; Communities and belonging ; Notes; References; Index
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781315308142
1315308142