Urban youth and the body language of exclusion

Jasmien Bougrine; Kristof Verfaillie; Jenneke Christiaens

Abstract

Since the late 1970s Belgium has experienced a problematisation of migration. Discourses in which “migration” is described as undesirable and dangerous have become more relevant politically. These discourses have tangible effects in society. They entail specific categorisations of belonging and they endorse specific forms of discrimination and exclusion in important fields like housing, employment or security. In this paper we present findings from a qualitative study in which we examine how such discourses are experienced by urban youth. We find that "membership" is very often experienced in terms of nonverbal behavioral cues and that such nonverbal communications have important effects on urban youth identity. We discuss the implications of these findings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Criminology in a time of pandemic - Book of abstracts
Publisher	European Society of Criminology
Pages	217-217
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 10 Sep 2021
Event	21st Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology : Criminology in a time of pandemic - Online Duration: 8 Sep 2021 → 10 Sep 2021 Conference number: 21 https://eurocrim2021.secure-platform.com/a

Conference

Conference	21st Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology
Abbreviated title	ESC 2021
Period	8/09/21 → 10/09/21
Internet address	https://eurocrim2021.secure-platform.com/a

Keywords

superdiversity
identity
stigma

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