Abstract
This article examines how public spaces shape racialized youth growing up in a multicultural city. It focuses on youths in the Jane-Finch neighborhood of Toronto presenting their fears, sociospatial practices, and aspirations for social inclusion and urban spaces. Research data consist of interviews with stake-holders and social providers working with youth in Toronto, in general, and in Jane-Finch, in particular. In addition, the article relies predominantly on a focus group discussion with 13 young women and men that took place in The Spot Youth Centre located in Jane-Finch in June 2011. In August 2013, two Black teenagers were killed in the area of Jane-Finch in North-West Toronto. This article was inspired by these tragic losses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 208-223 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | SPACE AND CULTURE |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2016 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- public space
- youth
- fear
- violence
- police
- Jane-Finch
- Toronto
- CITY
- MULTICULTURALISM
- CITIZENSHIP
- POLITICS
