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Home Sites: The Location(s) of ‘Home’ for Young Men

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‘Home’ is a space which occupies multiple sites, with which come multiple sensory experiences. The geographies of ‘home’ as defined beyond the dwelling and fixed notions of home are what has been called ‘stretched’. This paper investigates ‘home’ for 15 young men of mixed race aged 16 to 19 in East London. Through the use of written electronic diaries, interviews and photo-voice it explores how city spaces became mobile sites of belonging and various ‘public’ urban spaces become ‘homelike’ for young men of mixed race.

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  • Akile Ahmet, 2013. "Home Sites: The Location(s) of ‘Home’ for Young Men," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 50(3), pages 621-634, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:50:y:2013:i:3:p:621-634
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098012468896
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