ABSTRACT

The paper explores the connections between nightlife leisure, everyday places and young people in the transition towards adulthood. When thinking about the discovery of nightlife, the places where leisure takes place are central: they are often places of confidence and belonging – features that offer both young people and families the conditions for the first autonomous explorations of urban space at night. These places also give young people the possibility for new practices and interactions with peers, that are in key in identity processes. The analysis is based on qualitative data collected in Barcelona, Spain, with young people (14–16 years old). The paper will focus on three dimensions: the neighbourhood, the ‘legitimate spaces’ of consumption and the ephemeral places of festivals. I argue that these places’ specific features play an important role in how adolescents progressively build autonomous practices of space and new social networks during the night.

摘要

该论文探讨了夜生活休闲、日常场所和年轻人在向成年过渡的过程中之间的联系。在考虑发现夜生活时，休闲发生的地方是核心：它们通常是自信和归属感的地方——这些特征为年轻人和家庭提供了在夜间首次自主探索城市空间的条件。这些地方还为年轻人提供了新的实践和与同龄人互动的可能性，这对于身份认同过程至关重要。该分析基于在西班牙巴塞罗那收集的针对年轻人（14-16 岁）的定性数据。本文将关注三个维度：社区、消费的“合法空间”和节日的短暂场所。