Cultural Practices of Youth in Public Space – Ethnography of JeboTon Ensamble

U radu su prikazani rezultati etnografskog istraživanja ansambla JeboTon, skupine mladih glazbenika koji sviraju na zagrebačkim ulicama. JeboTon je kolektiv članova raznih bendova koji su željeli sudjelovati na zagrebačkoj sceni tako što će svirati na ulici. Većina ljudi aktivnih u JeboTonu mladi su ljudi od 20 do 30 godina. Aktivnosti temelje na sviranju na javnim prostorima u Zagrebu, ali putuju i u druge hrvatske gradove te u inozemstvo. Promatranjem sa sudjelovanjem istraživane su aktivnosti, organizacija te unutargrupna dinamika, dok su materijali prikupljeni polustrukturiranim intervjuima korišteni pri analizi specifičnih narativa pojedinaca u kolektivu, kao i njihovih stavova u vezi s kulturom, alternativnom scenom u Zagrebu, principima djelovanja kolektiva te ulozi javnog prostora u reprodukciji kulturnog sadržaja. U ovom radu želimo odgovoriti na dva istraživačka pitanja: 1. kako mladi aktivni u ansamblu JeboTon gledaju na svoje djelovanje u javnom prostoru; 2. kako mladi aktivni u ansamblu JeboTon doživljavaju javni prostor kao mjesta kulturne reprodukcije u usporedbi s drugim prostorima kulturne reprodukcije (npr. klubovima). Kako bismo predmetu istraživanja pristupili što detaljnije, istraživanju javnog prostora i kulturnih praksi pristupili smo koristeći se konceptima koji su bliski različitim disciplinama koje istražuju urbane i javne prostore kao što su urbana sociologija i antropologija te disciplinama koje se bave kulturom i mladima.The paper presents results of the ethnographic research of the JeboTon ensamble, a group of young street musicians on the streets of Zagreb. JeboTon is a group of members of different bands who wanted to be part of the Zagreb music scene by playing on the street. Most members of the JeboTon ensemble are young people in the age range of 20 to 30 years. They base their activities on playing in public spaces in Zagreb, but also travel to other Croatian cities and even abroad. The ethnographic study of JeboTon was carried out as part of the CHIEF – Cultural Heritage and Identities of Europe’s Future project. Activities, organization and intragroup dynamics were investigated through participant observation, while the materials collected through semi-structured interviews were used in the analysis of the specific narratives of individuals in the collective, as well as their attitudes regarding culture, the alternative scene in Zagreb, the principles of collective action, and the role of public space in the reproduction of cultural content. In this paper we want to answer two research questions: how do young people active in the JeboTon ensemble view their engagement in public space; how do young people active in the JeboTon ensemble perceive public space as a place of cultural reproduction compared to other spaces of cultural reproductions (for example, clubs)? In order to approach our research subject in as much detail as possible, we approached the research of public space and cultural practices using concepts that are close to different disciplines that investigate urban and public spaces - such as urban sociology and anthropology - and disciplines that deal with culture and youth