Creating a Somali Manhood: Navigating Race, Place, and Power in Seattle, WA

This research focuses on the production of social space by young Somali men who live in low-income communities in south Seattle, Washington. Through participant observation and semi-structured interviews, this study examines social interactions in key urban spaces. These spaces include the mosque, streets, a community center, and the soccer field. By focusing on how young Somali men interact and navigate social space, this study provides a gendered and ethnic perspective on how relationships of power and authority become spatialized in an urban context.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Mohamed, Saeed

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mark Auslander
• Jessica Hope Amason
• Bobby Cummings

• Somali
• Low-income
• Social Space
• Seattle
• Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures
• Social and Cultural Anthropology

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/243

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1256