Fieldwork in Egypt 1998-2002, 2005, 2010:
Fieldwork in Egypt 1998-2002, 2005, 2010
What I have to say today is based on “anthropology at a distance”:
What I have to say today is based on “anthropology at a distance” But informed by Prior fieldwork Discussions with friends in Egypt Social media
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US EDITION MIDDLE EAST EDITION
“Youth”:
“Youth”
Youth is…:
Youth is… A life stage A cultural construction
Cosmopolitans:
Cosmopolitans The “cosmopolitan class” (Peterson 2011) The young, educated, underemployed “young brothers in cyberspace” (Lynch 2007)
New Youth Movements:
New Youth Movements New and independent Flexible, decentralized structured and fluid leadership. The movements are “trans-ideological”. Drew in large numbers of participants who had never before engaged in public political acts. Depend to a great extent on
social media for communication. From Shehata 2011.
Virtual Spaces:
Virtual Spaces
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Overcoming isolation Bringing people together Trying out identities
Urban Spaces:
Urban Spaces
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKjMiKqVrc&feature=player_embedded Creativity
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Liminality
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Antistructure
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Communitas