“La racaille,” a performed figure in French contemporary youth

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In France, la racaille is a stereotyped figure of young (usually identified as Arab or Black) man who lives in suburban cité (social housing estate) . I have repeatedly met during my ethnographic studies on heterosexual romantic relationships among 15- to 20-year-old youngsters from three different social backgrounds—working class cités (2002–2005), working villages (2008–2011), and bourgeoisie Paris (2016–2020). encountered it the form performed figure—object speech, clothing choices, gestures, movements, ways speaking. This presence reveals collective fascination which various negative judgments are mixed with shared admiration for its high visibility. Stylish powerful, fascinating, at any rate because embodies an exaggerated masculinity that untroubled unquestionable.

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عنوان ژورنال: Ethnography

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['1741-2714', '1466-1381']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14661381211038534