ANTH 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Essentialism, Demographic Transition, Infant Mortality
9 Apr 2018
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Ta"s conference sessions: november 29th 10:05-11:25 educ 427 (graham) & Lecture today: how social media = tool for youth activism. Jennie class on tuesday: her research looks at youth use of social media (fight for basic resources for their livelihoods: continue with the themes of social media, identity and politics, economic dynamics of youth"s lives. In many ways, it is very promoted by youth that is middle class. Through logic of neoliberalism, subjects of states become viewed in essentialist way for their economic potential: counter-narrative to crisis narratives, opposite of crisis narrative (lack of opportunities seen as leading to political unrest, here: youth as economic potential. Informal economy and african youth: youtube video shows a series of people who work in the informal sector benefits. Informal economy cannot be seen only due to neoliberalism (cid:523)(cid:498)unemployed(cid:499)(cid:524), they don"t pay taxes, no access to medical care, no access to state.
