Thug Realism: Inhabiting Fantasy in Urban Tanzania Presented by: Lindsay Poirier 1 Thug Realism: Inhabiting Fantasy in Urban Tanzania

Thug Realism: Inhabiting Fantasy in Urban Tanzania

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Presented by: Lindsay Poirier


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Globalization


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Locality


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Brad Weiss


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Aim and Methods


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Weiss interacts with young men in barbershops


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The Road to Fantasy


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Explosion of mass media exposed Tanzanians to the outside world


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Imagination as a Social Practice


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Distancing


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Thug Realism


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Questions and Future Research


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Shifts in Fantasy


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Growing unease with current state of governmental affairs?


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Shift in attitudes and values of young men? Or shift in media?


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How do social practices surrounding political fantasy shape Arusha as its own locality?


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Conclusion


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Questions?

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Thug Realism: Inhabiting Fantasy in Urban Tanzania Presented by: Lindsay Poirier 1 Thug Realism: Inhabiting Fantasy in Urban Tanzania