
Voices of Resistance
Youth Counter-Narratives from South Africa, Jamaica, and Italy
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Will be published approx. on 1. July 2026
Book
Hardback
121 pages
978-1-0364-7364-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book reflects on ways that marginalized youth make sense of their lives under conditions of inequality, violence and exclusion. It includes six powerful counter-narratives from South Africa, Jamaica and Italy that challenge dominant portrayals of youth as dangerous, passive or voiceless. Through these stories, readers encounter critique of systemic violence and expressions of resilience, creativity and agency. The project emerged from a commitment to listen to youth voices. Their stories, told in English, Nigerian Pidgin, Jamaican, Afrikaans and Kaaps, challenge assumptions about crime, migration, imprisonment and social disorder. Young people reclaim narrative power and assert their rights in contexts shaped by colonial legacies, racialized capitalism and restrictive migration regimes. With its transnational focus, the volume appeals to scholars and students in sociology, sociolinguistics, cultural studies, anthropology, youth studies, migration studies and human rights, but also to educators, practitioners, policy makers and activists working with vulnerable communities. It provides a compelling resource to understand and resist the structural forces that marginalize youth globally.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0364-7364-8 (9781036473648)
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Rajendra Chetty is Professor of Language Education at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. He has written extensively on the intersectionality of race, class, inequality and schooling. His recent publications include Fatima Meer: Choosing to be defiant (2023) and At the Edge: the writings of Ronnie Govender (2019). His trans-disciplinary research draws from critical theory and social movement scholarship. He was Fulbright professor at the City University of New York (Queens College), USA. Renato Tomei is Professor of English Language and Translation at the University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy. His extensive field research in Africa and Jamaica focused on Afro-Caribbean and postcolonial studies, and World Englishes. Recent scholarship centers on translanguaging, in particular among youth in migration-related contexts. His books include Jamaican Speech Forms in Ethiopia (2015); Law, Language and Translation (2015); Descriptions, Translations and the Caribbean (2016), and Advertising Culture and Translation (2017).