Subcultures and the Right to the City

Cristina Mateo, Essay, IE, No Density, Politics and economics, Urban Paradigms.

Collective identity, Community, Cultural identity, Culture, Digital era, Essay, Hong Kong, Identity, london, New York, Political & Economic Approach, Social commitment, Social impact, Social Media, Street Culture, Youth, Youth expectations.

Think about youth subculture, visualize, and the extravagant outfits of punks in 1980s Camden Town, London, or New York’s Tompkins Square Park, home to a de facto homeless shelter, come to mind. Yes, youth subcultures had their hang out sites, and they were eminently urban, but their use of space was largely ignored.