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Learning to belong? ‘culture’ and ‘place making’ among children and young people in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017

Ploner, Josef; Jones, Lisa

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Josef Ploner



Abstract

Despite the rise of ‘child-friendly cities’ internationally, and a growing interest in youth engagement in urban planning, the role of children and young people in culture-led regeneration and ‘place making’ schemes, remains under-researched. Notwithstanding the wealth of research into childhood and youth cultures, little is known about the ways in which the abstract (and perhaps predominantly ‘adult’) notions of ‘culture’ and ‘place’ are negotiated by younger citizens. Drawing on participative research with schools across Hull, the UK City of Culture 2017, this contribution explores children’s and young people’s understandings of culture and place within this cultural regeneration event. Although our findings suggest that the City of Culture designation has brought benefits to children and young people in a marginalised city, there is still much to be learned from their often personal and informal interpretations of ‘place’ and ‘culture’, as well as the role played by schools in this context.

Citation

Ploner, J., & Jones, L. (2020). Learning to belong? ‘culture’ and ‘place making’ among children and young people in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017. Children's Geographies, 18(3), 269-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2019.1634245

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 3, 2019
Online Publication Date Jun 26, 2019
Publication Date May 3, 2020
Deposit Date Jun 28, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Children's Geographies
Print ISSN 1473-3285
Electronic ISSN 1473-3277
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 18
Issue 3
Pages 269-282
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2019.1634245
Keywords Culture-led regeneration; Hull 2017, UK city of culture; Children; Young people; Education
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2050911
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14733285.2019.1634245
Additional Information This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in Children's Geographies, 2019. The version of record is available at the DOI link in this record.

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