CASE STUDIES

The Transgressive Practices of Adolescent Girls

montreal

This case study focuses specificaly on adolescent girls, the public spaces that they use and their transgressive practices in Montreal What are adolescent girls’ practices in public spaces, and how…

La Chapelle-Marx Dormoy, Paris, 18th district

paris

La Chapelle-Marx Dormoy, Paris, 18th district The 18th district of the city of Paris is located north of the city, about 30 minutes from the Halles-Châtelet metro station. Located in…

Downtown Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis

paris

It is from the heart of the Basilique district, in the city centre of Saint-Denis, that we are starting research with the association “Maison Jaune”. This association aims to develop…

Male sex workers on the street

mexico

In Zona Rosa, sex workers are invisible to those who do not know body language codes. These young prostitutes make themselves visible by moving their bodies in a certain way…

Peseros and the sustainable mobile city

mexico

This case aims to analyze both youth transgression in urban public space, and the regulatory discourses and practices directed at such transgression, through an ethnographic study of recent projects and…

Marijuana users on the streets of Mexico

mexico

This case study explores the consumption of marijuana by young people in public spaces in Mexico City, how they define their transgressive practice, and how they relate to family members,…

Los chavos, las chavas and El Chopo

mexico

El Chopo is a punk-rock street market located just north of the historical center. This countercultural space began operating in the 1980s. Since then, every Saturday vendors take to the…