%0 Journal Article %T Jovens urbanos, cultura e novas pr¨¢ticas pol¨ªticas: Acontecimentos est¨¦tico-culturais e produ£¿£¿o acad¨ºmica brasileira (1960-2000) %A Sim£¿es Borelli %A Silvia Helena %A Alves Oliveira %A Rita De C¨¢ssia %J Utop¨¬a y Praxis Latinoamericana %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X this study analyzes some of the configuration for new political practices among youth in brazil and considers aesthetic-cultural events as possible places for constituting political actions in the contemporary world. based on a historical clipping - frameworks and events from the 1960s to 2000 - this article prioritizes two analytical axes: 1) aesthetic-cultural events; 2) theoretical fields (academic production frameworks about young people and youth). theoretically, the notion of £¿events£¿ stands out; and methodologically, with ethnographic research, the study proceeds to analyze collected data and valuate trends, both general and specific, regarding the issues involved. %K urban youth %K culture %K new political practices %K aesthetics %K academic production. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1315-52162010000300005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en