Explores the range of vibrant cultural production and political activism of youth in Africa today, as expressed through art, music, theater, and online media.

Introduction: Youth, Media, and Popular Arts Culture in Contemporary Africa
-Paul Ugor, Illinois State University

Media Globalization, Popular Afro Hip-Hop and Postcolonial Political Critique

1. Hip-Hop, Civic Awareness and Anti-Establishment Politics in Senegal: The Rise of the Y'en a marre Movement-Bamba Ndiaye, University of Louisville, Kentucky

2. Rapping, Imagination and Urban Space in Dar es Salaam-David Kerr, University of Birmingham

3. Entertainers & Breadwinners: Music in the Lives of Street Children in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire-Ty-Juana Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles

4. Young People, Music, and Socio-Political Change in Post-War Sierra Leone-Ibrahim Bangura, University of Sierra Leone.

5. The Politics of Pleasure in Nigerian Afrobeats -Paul Ugor, Illinois State University

Popular Online Media and Democratic Participation and Engagement

6. The Regeneration of Play: Popular Culture as Infra-politics on Instagram-James Yeku, University of Kansas, Lawrence

7. "This is very embarrassing and insulting": Flash Fiction Ghana and Transgressive Writing-Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang, University of Ghana, Legon

8.Capitalizing on Transgression: Popular Homophobia and Popular Culture in Uganda-Austin Bryan, Northwestern University, Evanston

9. Twitter, Youth Agency, and New Narratives of Power in #RhodesMustFall-Jendele Hungbo, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria

10. Resisting Political Oppression: Youth and Social Media in Zimbabwe-Godfrey Maringira, Sol Plaatje Universit & Simbarashe Gukurume, Great Zimbabwe University
Popular Arts, Everyday Life and the Politicization of Culture
11. Dressing en Style: Fashion and Fandom in Niger-Adeline Masquelier, Tulane University, New Orleans
12. The Revolution Lost: Generational Change and Urban Youth Logics in Conakry's Dance Scene-Adrienne Cohen, Colorado State University
13. Culture Players & Poly-Ticks: Botswana Youth, Popular Culture Practices & Resonances-Connie Rapoo, University of Botswana
14. 'Born Free': it's cute, but it's a lie': #FeesMustFall and Youth Deconstruction of South Africa's Liberation Narrative-Kristi Heather Kenyon, Juliana Coughlin and David Bosc, University of Winnipeg
15. Afterword: Young People and the Future of African Worlds-Nadine Dolby, Purdue University