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Jawaharlal Nehru University
ICSSR
Youth Narratives and Cultural Practices Across the Globe in the 20th and 21st Century
About the Conference
The 20th and 21st centuries have witnessed profound social, political, cultural, and technological transformations that have reshaped the lives, identities, and aspirations of young people around the world. Positioned at the forefront of social change, youth have played pivotal roles as cultural producers, political actors, critics of power, and creative innovators.
This international conference brings together scholars, researchers, artists, and practitioners to explore how youth cultures are formed, negotiated, represented, and transformed across the globe. It creates an interdisciplinary platform examining student movements, youth identities, digital cultures, political activism, media representations, and artistic expression — and the dynamic relationship between young people and the socio-political structures that surround them.
Themes
Youth and Politics
Student movements, activism, and generational politics — from anticolonial struggles to contemporary mobilizations like the Arab Spring and climate activism.
Youth and Literature
How literary works articulate youth experience, rebellion, and identity across regions, languages, and generations.
Youth and Cinema
Representations of youth in film as sites where desire, anxiety, and cultural change are negotiated on screen.
Youth and Music
Music as a vehicle for youth expression, resistance, and community-building across cultures and eras.
Youth and Social/Digital Media
How digital platforms have transformed youth identity construction, activism, and transnational dialogue.
Youth and Alternative Expressions
Unconventional and emerging forms through which young people articulate belonging, dissent, and creativity.
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