Sherene Idriss is an Adjunct Fellow at the School of Social Sciences and Psychology (Religion and Society Research Cluster), Western Sydney University.

This timely, rich study explores the complex journeys of young Arab-Australian men who pursue creative vocational aspirations as they juggle the competing forces of peers, family and community. Using a life-history narrative analysis approach the book offers new insights into the enduring significance of class, place, gender and ethnicity. In imagining their vocational futures they seek to belong to a broader creative community, building identities that go beyond shared migrant experience. Professor Johanna Wyn, Director of the Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia

• Introduction Shu Hal Ayb!: The moral implications of creative passions in Arab–Australian families Nike TNs and Dry Fit: The importance of style among creative aspirants Being ‘weird’ is how you get ahead Making money out of art: Parlaying the passion into a career Politicised ethnic performativities Conclusion: Retrospective and future selves

Sherene Idriss is an Adjunct Fellow at the School of Social Sciences and Psychology (Religion and Society Research Cluster), Western Sydney University.

This timely, rich study explores the complex journeys of young Arab-Australian men who pursue creative vocational aspirations as they juggle the competing forces of peers, family and community. Using a life-history narrative analysis approach the book offers new insights into the enduring significance of class, place, gender and ethnicity. In imagining their vocational futures they seek to belong to a broader creative community, building identities that go beyond shared migrant experience. Professor Johanna Wyn, Director of the Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia

• Introduction Shu Hal Ayb!: The moral implications of creative passions in Arab–Australian families Nike TNs and Dry Fit: The importance of style among creative aspirants Being ‘weird’ is how you get ahead Making money out of art: Parlaying the passion into a career Politicised ethnic performativities Conclusion: Retrospective and future selves