From generation x to generation @. Transitional youth and identities in Latin America

Authors

  • Maricela Portillo
  • Maritza Urteaga
  • Yanko González
  • Óscar Aguilera
  • Carles Feixa

Abstract

This article discusses the existence of a generation @ in Latin America. From five cases of American —Indian youth, migrants, penguins, generation 2.0 and trendsetters—, problematize the notion of generation in the sociopolitical and cultural contexts of the region. We identify some transitional features of generation X to generation @ from Latin American youth identities joints or palimpsests evoke in their own subjectivities of actors from politics, consumption, unequal incorporation of technology, migration and neo rurality give an idea of generational Latin American peculiarities.

Keywords:

generation x, generation @, youth identities, latin america